The apostrophe is often used to omit letters or to indicate possessives.

撇号经常被用于省略字母或表示所有格。

Non-native speakers often use the apostrophe incorrectly.

以非英语为母语的人经常错误使用撇号。

All the apostrophes in your paper are misused.

你的论文中所有的撇号都使用错误了。

"It's" with an apostrophe means "it is" or "it has".

it's 用撇号表示 it is 或 it has

The apostrophe LL is a contraction for "will". There's an L sound added to the end of the word.

这是will的略读，在单词词尾加个L 音。

In addition to showing possession, the apostrophe S can shorten either "is" or "has."

除了表示所有格之外，'s还可以表示“is”或“has”的简写。

The apostrophe S sounds like a Z for "he" and "she" but for "it" it's pronounced like an S.

撇s的发音在“he”“she”后听起来像“z”，而在“it”后听起来像“s”。

The apostrophe RE is a contraction of "are."

撇RE是are的缩写。

Perhaps in the broader world, you might find years that have two or four digits and might even contain an apostrophe, as in '09.

可能在一个更广阔的世界，您可能发现拥有两位或四位数字的年份，甚至可能包含一个撇号，如'09。

To add a comment to a statement in these files, type a comment after an apostrophe (').

要将注释添加到这些文件中的语句中，请在撇号（'）后面键入注释。

When do I need to use an apostrophe?

什么时候用撇号？

The apostrophe is used to express possession.

撇号用来表达所有格。

Before the seventeenth century the apostrophe was rare.

17世纪以前，撇号很少被运用。