{"id":6189,"date":"2025-06-16T14:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/?p=6189"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:13:26","slug":"apostrofe-en-ingles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/apostrofe-en-ingles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gu\u00eda definitiva para el uso del ap\u00f3strofe en ingl\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_47929caf20682c5458a493b766e42858\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1024\u0445613_Apostrophes.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1024\u0445613_Apostrophes.png\" alt=\"Gu\u00eda definitiva para el uso del ap\u00f3strofe en ingl\u00e9s\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1024\u0445613_Apostrophes-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1024\u0445613_Apostrophes-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1024\u0445613_Apostrophes.png 1024w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:1024\/613;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Tabla de contenido            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Tabla de contenido            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es el ap\u00f3strofe y cu\u00e1l es su funci\u00f3n principal?<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Uso del ap\u00f3strofe para indicar posesi\u00f3n<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Uso del ap\u00f3strofe para formar contracciones<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Diferencias clave: Its vs. It\u2019s<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Errores frecuentes y c\u00f3mo evitarlos<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Estrategias para aprender y practicar el uso del ap\u00f3strofe<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                tocSection.style.display = 'none';\n            }\n            \n            \/\/ Dispatch custom event to notify that TOC is ready\n            document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('tocReady'));\n        });\n    <\/script>\n  \n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_4a83ea5a442f85dc3f11c5a9546f4f82\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bfQuieres dominar el uso del ap\u00f3strofe en ingl\u00e9s y evitar errores comunes? En esta gu\u00eda de <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Novakid<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0te explicamos en detalle c\u00f3mo usarlo para expresar posesi\u00f3n y formar contracciones, adem\u00e1s de aclarar dudas frecuentes y reglas gramaticales avanzadas. Ideal para estudiantes, profesores y todos quienes quieran perfeccionar su ingl\u00e9s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a1Sigue leyendo!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_9409ffc96a18bb0c1c13909e7c1053b6\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_9409ffc96a18bb0c1c13909e7c1053b6\">\n                \u00bfQu\u00e9 es el ap\u00f3strofe y cu\u00e1l es su funci\u00f3n principal?            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El ap\u00f3strofe (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) es un signo de puntuaci\u00f3n que cumple dos funciones esenciales en ingl\u00e9s:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indicar posesi\u00f3n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: muestra que un objeto o cosa pertenece a alguien o algo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formar contracciones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: une dos palabras eliminando algunas letras para facilitar la fluidez en la comunicaci\u00f3n oral y escrita.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aunque parece sencillo, el uso incorrecto del ap\u00f3strofe es una de las causas m\u00e1s comunes de errores gramaticales en ingl\u00e9s, incluso entre hablantes nativos.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_dc13ac6a98b1019e4eb6cdf4010d6694\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general.png\" alt=\"Una imagen representativa del conocimiento general\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem blogImage__imageItem--noCrop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general-1080x598.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-representativa-del-conocimiento-general.png 1082w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1bc2a0c6461b5bacbdf943d4bde6454b\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1bc2a0c6461b5bacbdf943d4bde6454b\">\n                Uso del ap\u00f3strofe para indicar posesi\u00f3n            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <h3><b>Posesi\u00f3n en sustantivos singulares<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para un sustantivo singular, se agrega un ap\u00f3strofe seguido de una <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> para indicar propiedad o pertenencia:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teacher\u2019s book<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 el libro del profesor.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jessica\u2019s phone<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 el tel\u00e9fono de Jessica.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si el sustantivo singular termina en <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, se puede optar por agregar solo el ap\u00f3strofe (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) o el ap\u00f3strofe m\u00e1s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James\u2019s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/paises-donde-se-habla-ingles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ambas formas son aceptadas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aunque la elecci\u00f3n depende de estilos o gu\u00edas espec\u00edficas (por ejemplo, el Chicago Manual of Style recomienda agregar <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Posesi\u00f3n en sustantivos plurales<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En sustantivos plurales que terminan en <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, solo se a\u00f1ade el ap\u00f3strofe al final para indicar posesi\u00f3n:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The students\u2019 desks<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 los escritorios de los estudiantes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dogs\u2019 collars<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 los collares de los perros.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si el sustantivo plural <\/span><b>no<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> termina en <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, se a\u00f1ade <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> como en los singulares:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The children\u2019s toys<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 los juguetes de los ni\u00f1os.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The women\u2019s room<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 el ba\u00f1o de las mujeres.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_7502d4a1e5fbac925b00ed759dda46cf\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_7502d4a1e5fbac925b00ed759dda46cf\">\n                Uso del ap\u00f3strofe para formar contracciones            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El ap\u00f3strofe indica que una o m\u00e1s letras han sido omitidas para combinar dos palabras en una forma m\u00e1s corta, com\u00fan en el habla y escritura casual o informal.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ejemplo: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s raining<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Est\u00e1 lloviendo).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ejemplo: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t forget<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (No olvides).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ejemplo: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re going<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Vamos).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/rise-o-raise\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nunca uses ap\u00f3strofe para formar plurales.<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El ap\u00f3strofe solo es para posesi\u00f3n o contracciones.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_e06f6c28ce4bb640f5a1aeb68fc2af68\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its.png\" alt=\"Una imagen con elementos educativos y la palabra it's\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem blogImage__imageItem--noCrop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-imagen-con-elementos-educativos-y-la-palabra-its.png 1084w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_27e16ddf2e829ad065815ecabc2f4fe4\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_27e16ddf2e829ad065815ecabc2f4fe4\">\n                Diferencias clave: Its vs. It\u2019s            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Una de las dudas m\u00e1s frecuentes al aprender ingl\u00e9s es cu\u00e1ndo usar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> y cu\u00e1ndo <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Aunque suenan igual, cumplen funciones diferentes y no son intercambiables. A continuaci\u00f3n, te explicamos c\u00f3mo distinguirlos y usarlos bien, con ejemplos claros y \u00fatiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>\u00abIts\u00bb (sin ap\u00f3strofe): pronombre posesivo<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> es un pronombre posesivo que indica que algo pertenece a un objeto, un animal o una cosa. Se usa para mostrar propiedad, de forma similar a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">su<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> en espa\u00f1ol, pero solo cuando el sujeto no es una persona (por ejemplo, un perro, una empresa, un auto, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ejemplos:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The dog wagged its tail.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> El perro movi\u00f3 su cola.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company changed its logo.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> La empresa cambi\u00f3 su logo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Importante:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span><\/i> <b>nunca lleva ap\u00f3strofe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cuando indica posesi\u00f3n. Si ves un ap\u00f3strofe ah\u00ed, probablemente est\u00e1 mal usado.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>\u00abIt\u2019s\u00bb (con ap\u00f3strofe): contracci\u00f3n de \u201cit is\u201d o \u201cit has\u201d<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> es una contracci\u00f3n. Puede significar dos cosas:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (es o est\u00e1)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ha o tiene), cuando se usa en tiempos compuestos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Se utiliza para hacer el lenguaje m\u00e1s fluido y natural, especialmente en el ingl\u00e9s conversacional o informal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ejemplos:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s cold today.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hoy est\u00e1 fr\u00edo. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(= It is cold today)<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a long day.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ha sido un d\u00eda largo. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(= It has been a long day)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00bfC\u00f3mo saber si va con ap\u00f3strofe?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intenta leer la oraci\u00f3n reemplazando <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> por <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it has<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Si la frase sigue teniendo sentido, est\u00e1 bien escrita. Si no, deber\u00edas usar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Errores comunes y c\u00f3mo evitarlos<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Incorrecto:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cat chased it\u2019s tail.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i> <b>Correcto:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cat chased its tail.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (El gato persigui\u00f3 su cola)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Incorrecto:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its going to rain later.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i> <b>Correcto:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s going to rain later.<\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Va a llover m\u00e1s tarde)<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_fad94f1cdf9219d50591d4c283227d61\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_fad94f1cdf9219d50591d4c283227d61\">\n                Errores frecuentes y c\u00f3mo evitarlos            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aprender a usar el ap\u00f3strofe correctamente es clave para escribir bien en ingl\u00e9s. A continuaci\u00f3n, te explicamos los errores m\u00e1s comunes que cometen estudiantes de distintos niveles, con<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/just-en-ingles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ejemplos y sugerencias para evitarlos.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Usar ap\u00f3strofe para plurales:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> en vez de <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apples<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Esto es incorrecto porque el ap\u00f3strofe no forma plurales.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Olvidar ap\u00f3strofe en plurales posesivos:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children books<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> en vez de <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children\u2019s books<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ap\u00f3strofe en pronombres posesivos:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hers\u2019<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> son incorrectos; estos pronombres nunca llevan ap\u00f3strofe.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogImage\" id=\"blogImage-block_695cfe81b3788cda7a984ca4448728fb\">\n    <div class=\"blogImage__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogImage__image\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro.png\" alt=\"Una ni\u00f1a leyendo un libro\" class=\"blogImage__imageItem blogImage__imageItem--noCrop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro-1080x602.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Una-nina-leyendo-un-libro.png 1087w\" >\n                <div class=\"glightbox__zoom\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/es-cl\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/novakid\/public\/img\/icons\/search.svg\" alt=\"Zoom icon\" class=\"style-svg\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_e76f9e077defad8338c253e2ab7d74de\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_e76f9e077defad8338c253e2ab7d74de\">\n                Estrategias para aprender y practicar el uso del ap\u00f3strofe            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para dominar el uso del ap\u00f3strofe en ingl\u00e9s, no basta con memorizar reglas: es fundamental practicar con intenci\u00f3n y en distintos contextos. Aqu\u00ed te compartimos algunas estrategias \u00fatiles:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ejercicios escritos:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> redacta oraciones usando sustantivos singulares y plurales en posesivo.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lectura activa:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presta atenci\u00f3n a c\u00f3mo se usan ap\u00f3strofes en textos en ingl\u00e9s.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Juegos y din\u00e1micas:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> actividades que impliquen corregir oraciones o completar frases.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Consistencia en estilos:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> si estudias ingl\u00e9s acad\u00e9mico o period\u00edstico, sigue la gu\u00eda recomendada para nombres propios terminados en <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El ap\u00f3strofe es fundamental para escribir bien en ingl\u00e9s. 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