A hyphen ( - ) is used to link parts of a compound word. This includes most dual heritages (Mexican-American), and all words in a compound modifier except "very" and adverbs that end in "ly." (The ...

First, remind yourself how apostrophes are used for contraction by watching this video. You can use apostrophes to show that you have omitted (left out) some letters when you are joining words ...

An apostrophe can be used to show that one thing belongs to or is connected to something. This is called a possessive apostrophe. Let's take a look at some examples. The cat's tail was fluffy.