An apostrophe is used to show possession.

被用来表示所有格。

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

这个词本身是来语言？

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

“”这个词本身——它来语言？

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

一些代词已经是“所有格”时就不需要。

The apostrophe is placed before the 's'.

放在了“s”之前。

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

但当它是物主代词时，就没有了。

Now, did you wonder why teams has an apostrophe after it?

现在，你是否好奇为什么“teams”后面会有一个呢？

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

我还将关注带有的缩写。

Which language does the word apostrophe come from?

这个词来语言？

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

S 表示是我朋友的母亲。

I'm gonna add an apostrophe s.

我要加上 s。

And there is only one apostrophe.

而且只有一个。

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”。

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

“s”表示钱是属于我们的。

For example, if I see a sign for taxis at a train station and it says taxi-apostrophe-s-aargh!

比如，如果我看到火车站的出租车标识，并且它上面写的是出租车s——我的天！

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。

Eric Turkewitz, a New York lawyer, called the debate " apostrophe hell" on the social media website X.

纽约律师埃里克·图克维茨在社交媒体网站 X 上称这场辩论为“地狱”。

So, we have apostrophes lingering above our letters and also he said they wander around the ending of words.

所以，停留在字母之上，而且他说它们徘徊在单词末尾。

However, another fight is just starting among grammar nerds over where to put the possessive apostrophe after her name.

然而，另一场争论才刚刚开始，语法迷们正在讨论关于在哈里斯的字后面放置所有格的问题。