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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.24,0:00:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it a flying comma,\Nor a quotation mark chopped in half?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.23,0:00:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Either way, you may already be well-versed\Nin how to use the apostrophe,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.88,0:00:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but here's a quick refresher on its usage.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.70,0:00:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The apostrophe can be used in three ways:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.79,0:00:25.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mark possession,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.55,0:00:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mark contraction,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.96,0:00:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mark the plural of single letters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.17,0:00:35.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the time, if you see an apostrophe\Nhovering helpfully near a word,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.29,0:00:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's trying to mark possession \Nor contraction.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.60,0:00:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, let's look at how the apostrophe\Nmarks possession.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.55,0:00:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, the placement\Nof this punctuation mark
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.67,0:00:49.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can really change \Nthe meaning of a sentence.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.30,0:00:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Those robots in \Nthe sand are my sister's."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.77,0:00:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Those robots in \Nthe sand are my sisters.'"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.60,0:01:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Those robots in the sand are my sisters."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.80,0:01:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When showing possession, the apostrophe\Nbelongs next to the noun
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.59,0:01:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that owns or possesses something.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.03,0:01:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The noun can be singular or plural.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.99,0:01:12.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Proper nouns work, too.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.17,0:01:16.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if Lucy needs to get her robots\Nunder control before they cause mayhem,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.23,0:01:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those dangerous creatures \Nwould be "Lucy's robots."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.36,0:01:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what if Lucy was Lucas?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.45,0:01:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would we write "Lucas' robots"\Nor "Lucas's robots"?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.79,0:01:30.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what if Lucas gave his robots\Nto the Robinsons family?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.74,0:01:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would it be "The Robinsons' robots,"\Nor "The Robinsons's robots"?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.42,0:01:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is, even grammar nerds\Ndisagree on the right thing to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.12,0:01:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The use of 's after a proper noun\Nending in s is a style issue,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.06,0:01:48.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not a hard and fast grammar rule.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.54,0:01:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a conundrum \Nwithout a simple answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.02,0:01:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Professional writers solve this problem\Nby learning what's considered correct
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.64,0:01:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a publication, and doing that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.40,0:01:59.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important thing is to pick one style
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.69,0:02:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and stick with it \Nthroughout a piece of writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.31,0:02:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One more wrinkle.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.22,0:02:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Certain pronouns already \Nhave possession built in
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.94,0:02:10.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and don't need an apostrophe.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.13,0:02:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remembering that will help you avoid one\Nof the trickiest snags in English grammar:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.78,0:02:17.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,its vs. it's.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.09,0:02:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's" only take an apostrophe when it's\Na contraction for "it is" or "it has."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.94,0:02:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you can replace "it's" with \None of those two phrases,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.84,0:02:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use the apostrophe.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.95,0:02:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're showing possession, \Nleave it out.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.62,0:02:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise, contractions \Nare pretty straightforward.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.96,0:02:36.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The apostrophe stands in \Nfor missing letters,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.59,0:02:40.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lets common phrases \Nsquash into a single word.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.42,0:02:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In rare cases, you can have \Na double contraction,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.34,0:02:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,though those generally \Naren't accepted in writing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.35,0:02:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the exception of dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.85,0:02:52.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's possessive, \Nit's often followed by s's,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.18,0:02:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's sometimes tricky \Nwhen it comes to its usage.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.19,0:02:58.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the apostrophe.