Which sentence correctly uses an apostrophe in a contraction?
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'It's' is the contraction of 'it is.'
The apostrophe marks the omitted letter.
Practice Pakistan questions with answers and explanations.
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'It's' is the contraction of 'it is.'
The apostrophe marks the omitted letter.
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An indirect question is grammatically a statement and normally ends with a period.
It does not use direct-question word order or a question mark.
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An ellipsis can indicate that quoted speech trails off or is incomplete.
It should not be inserted randomly where ordinary punctuation is sufficient.
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Parentheses enclose supplementary information that is not essential to the main statement.
Both opening and closing marks must surround the inserted material.
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The second conditional describes an unreal or unlikely present situation.
Its result clause uses 'would' plus the base verb.
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After 'It is time,' English often uses a past form for a present or immediate action.
'Went' expresses that the action is overdue.
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The third conditional refers to an unreal past condition and result.
The result uses 'would have' plus a past participle.
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'Would rather' followed by a different subject uses a past form for present or future preference.
'Stayed' does not refer to past time here.
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The past decision has an unreal present consequence.
A past perfect condition combines with a present conditional result.
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'Unless' means 'if not' and introduces a real future condition.
The main clause therefore uses 'will miss.'
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A wish about an unreal present situation traditionally uses the past subjunctive 'were.'
This form is used with all persons in formal English.
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A regret about the past uses 'wish' plus the past perfect.
'Had known' shows the unreal earlier situation.