Common Mistakes Antonio Common Mistakes: When do I use of and when do I use an apotrophe? We use apostrophe +s (‘s) to talk about things associated with one person:My friend’s name is Natalia.These are my husband’s things.We uses s + apostrophe (s’) to talk about things associated with more than one person:Here is my sisters’friend.The students’records are in the cupboard.Note that we use an apostrophe + s (‘s) with irregular plural nouns:The children’s party is at the club.We also use apostrophe +s (‘s) on it’s own:My birthday is the same day as my mother’s.We use of to talk about things associated with places and objects:Madrid is the capital of Spain. (not Spain’s capital)The answers are at the back of the book. 19:04 16May, 2023