"Bens going to the park." "Ben's going to the park." Which would be the correct way to write that?

Question

I've always wondered if you have action and a proper nown, how you would write it. "Jacks not coming." Or "Jack's not coming."

Answer 1

"Ben's going to the park" is short for "Ben is going to the park", so "Ben's" is a contraction of "Ben is", just like "it's" is a contraction for "it is".  The apostrophe is used to fill in for the missing letter and indicates a contraction.