There's two uses for apostrophes:
1. Apostrophes are used in contractions (when we make a word shorter). For example can't = can + not. Different types of contractions are used in dialect. For example walkin' = walking. The apostrophe ALWAYS goes where the missing letters are.
2. Apostrophes are used to show possession (that something belongs to something or someone). There are two types of possessive nouns--singular and plural possessive. For example: The cat's dish is empty. (The 1 dish that belongs to the 1 cat is empty.) The cats' dishes are empty. (The multiple dishes that belong to the multiple cats are empty.)
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