Cách sử dụng 's cho Sở Hữu Chủ của Danh Từ Riêng

Ownership - Sở hữu chủ To indicate ownership by a proper single noun (Chỉ về Sở hữu chủ của danh từ số ít.) Ví dụ: - Susan owns a hat. It is Susan’s hat. - Barry owns a car. The car is Barry’s. - Agnes owns a restaurant. This would be Agnes’s restaurant. To indicate ownership by a proper plural noun (Chỉ về sở hữu chủ của danh từ số nhiều.) Ví dụ: - The Lin family owns that lawn mower. It is the Lins’ lawn mower. - The Edwards family owns a painting by Picasso. The painting is the Edwardses’. - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen own a mansion together. This would be Mary-Kate and Ashley’s mansion.

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Contractions - Cách viết thâu ngắn

1. To indicate one or more missing letters in a word
   (Chỉ định thay thế cho một hay nhiều chữ cái bị bỏ rơi trong một từ.)
   
   Ví dụ:
   - She is not at work today [trở thành] She isn’t at work today.
   - I’m afraid I will not be able to attend the party [trở thành] I’m afraid I won’t be able to attend the party.
   - Because she does not like malls, Jennifer is doing all her Christmas shopping online this year [thành] Because she doesn’t like malls, Jennifer’s doing all her Christmas shopping online this year.
   

Don’t Make These Mistakes! - Tránh các lỗi như sau!

1. If you’re talking about something that belongs to an “it,” you do not use an apostrophe
   (Không được sử dụng dấu (') trước chữ 's' cho đại từ “it”.)
   
   Ví dụ:
   - That tree has pretty leaves. Its leaves are pretty.
   - We need to fix the legs on that table. We need to fix its legs.
   - My favorite store’s jewelry is all on sale. Its jewelry is on sale.
   
   
2. In general, apostrophes do not belong in plural words.
   (Thông thường, dấu (') không nằm trong các từ chỉ về số nhiều.)
   Ví dụ:
   - I have a pile of paper’s to grade. (Sai)
   - I have a pile of papers to grade. (Đúng)
   
   - Do you want to use vanilla or chocolate frosting for those cupcake’s? (Sai)
   - Do you want to use vanilla or chocolate frosting for those cupcakes? (Đúng)
   
   - Look at those airplane’s over there! (Sai)
   - Look at those airplanes over there! (Đúng)
   
   
3. Do not use apostrophes when creating plural acronyms and years.
   (Không được sử dụng dấu (') trong từ viết tắt và những năm chỉ về thập niên)
   Ví dụ:
   - There are three ATM’s at the bank. (Sai)
   - There are three ATMs at the bank. (Đúng)
   
   - The only people allowed inside are the VIP’s. (Sai)
   - The only people allowed inside are the VIPs. (Đúng)
   
   - My mother was born in the 1950’s. (Sai)
   - My mother was born in the 1950s. (Đúng)