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There are two basic uses of the apostrophe in English:

1 - To show that letters or numbers are missing.

In contractions, we use an apostrophe to indicate that a letter is missing:

It's= It is

'98=1998

2 - To show possession

If something belongs to a person or thing, we use an apostrophe to show ownership:

Jane's house is big.

We put the apostrophe after the letter s in a plural:

The students' notebooks are on the table.

Note: With irregular plurals, we put the apostrophe before the letter s: