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# Apostrophe

## Information

Use a straight single quote (') and not a smart quote (’) or back quote (\`). Do not use two apostrophes in place of a quotation mark. To avoid the use of smart quotes in Google Docs, go to Tools > Preferences and uncheck the "Use smart quotes" checkbox. 

To show possession for words ending in s (plural or otherwise), add the apostrophe to the end of the word.

### Examples

* Correct: Jesus', the class' noise, the classes' books
* Incorrect: Jesus's, the class's noise, the classes's books

## See also

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[Contractions](/important-docs/reference/contractions.md)
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[Date](/important-docs/reference/date-and-time/date.md)
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