9 rules of Apostrophe(')

Apostrophe-A punctuation mark  (')used to indicate either, possession, omission or how to make something plural is called apostrophe.
Rules of apostrophe
Rule1- the apostrophe is used with living noun to show its possession.
Example -Mohan's book was stolen.
John's laptop is very costly.
Rule 2 -We can use an apostrophe with a non-living that is personified.
Example-Sun's fury, mirror's dream, Earth's love.
 Personification- it's the way to represent an object or feeling as if it is a person, basically, personification is done in the poem.
 
Rule 3 -Add apostrophe at the last of the plural noun which ends with s.
The writers' novel, the girls' wardrobe. 
Rule 4-Never use apostrophe with the possessive case.
Example- his, her, mine, yours 
yours faithfully, yours truly, her bag.
 Rule 5 -Never use an apostrophe with non-living things.
 for example -table's leg,  bag's zip-wrong
  
Leg of the table, zip of bag-correct.
 Rule- 6 -We can use an apostrophe with phrases.

 Example-at one's wit, arm's length, at a stone's throw.
Rule 7-singular compound noun which shows possession, then apostrophe + s is placed at the end of the word.
 Example -brother- in- law's
mother-in-law's
A singular compound noun - noun which is made up of two or three words. 
Ex- apple tree ,son- in -law ,father- in- law.
Rule 8 -If two people possess the same item, then put the apostrophe + s after the second name only.
 Example Rita and Ria's home is constructed of Redwood.
 Mohan and Shyam's laptop is new.

Rule 9-Apostrophe is used in omission, the apostrophes are placed where a letter or letters has been removed.
Example- don't, it's, can't, you'd.

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