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apostrophe vs punctuation

punctuation vs apostrophe

apostrophe and punctuation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apostrophe Yes No No No
punctuation Yes No No No
As nouns, punctuation is a hypernym of apostrophe; that is, punctuation is a word with a broader meaning than apostrophe:
  • apostrophe: the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
  • punctuation: the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
Other hypernyms of apostrophe include punctuation mark.
apostrophe (noun) punctuation (noun)
address to an absent or imaginary person the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
Difference between apostrophe and punctuation

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