An apostrophe is used to show possession.

被用来表示所有格。

The apostrophe, it is true to say, is often misused.

实上经常被误用。

And there is only one apostrophe.

而且只有一个。

The apostrophe is placed before the 's'.

放在“s”之前。

I'm gonna add an apostrophe s.

我要加上 s。

I'm also going to focus on contractions that have apostrophes.

我还将关注带有的写。

So the apostrophe S shows that the mother belongs to the friend.

S 表示是我朋友的母亲。

The word 'apostrophe' itself – which language does it come from?

这个词本身是来自哪种语言？

The word 'apostrophe' itself-which language does it come from?

“”这个词本身——它来自哪种语言？

But when it's a possessive pronoun, there's no apostrophe.

但当它是物主代词时，就没有。

The apostrophe 's' shows the money belongs to us.

“s”表示钱是属于我们的。

Which language does the word apostrophe come from?

这个词来自哪种语言？

If it is, use an apostrophe.

如果是，就使用。

Certain pronouns already have possession built in and don't need an apostrophe.

一些代名词已经是“所有格”时就不需要。

Add the apostrophe and the letter " s, " Dryer said.

德雷耶说，加上和字母“s”。

They don't walk like ordinary dogs, but leap and somersault like an apostrophe and comma.

它们不是像平常的狗那么走路，而是一蹦一跳，翻着筋斗前进，像一个和一个逗。

The apostrophe replaces the missing letters.

代替缺失的字母。

But many flooded him with questions about what to do with the apostrophe after Harris.

但许多人向德雷耶提出关于哈里斯后面该如何处理的问题。

So, for Harris, it is Harris, followed by an apostrophe, as in " Harris' policy."

因此，对于哈里斯来说，应该是哈里斯，后面跟一个，如“Harris' policy”。

And this is similar to the way that we use apostrophe S or the possessive S in English.

这类似于我们在英语中使用 S 或所有格 S 的方式。