Apostrophe errors

Apostrophe Ava

“Carries a bag of spare apostrophes. Uses them freely.”

What's the problem?

Apostrophes commonly mark possession or association (Maya’s notes, a week’s work) and omitted letters in contractions (it’s = it is or it has). Ordinary noun plurals do not take apostrophes. Possessive forms such as its, your, their, and whose also have no apostrophe.

✗ Gremlin-infested

The student's left they're laptops in the lounge, and its a mess.

✓ Fixed

The students left their laptops in the lounge, and it's a mess.

Why it works

“Students” is just plural, so no apostrophe. “Their” shows ownership with no apostrophe. “It's” is short for “it is.”