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 * '''apostrophes'''
 ** = do two things:
-*** create contractions (it
+*** create contractions ("it's" from "it is" or "can't" from "can not")
-*** shoe posssssion
+** show possession
+*** nouns possess nouns and nouns can only possess nouns (not verbs)
+*** punctuation can NOT separate the possessor noun from the possessed noun
+*** adjectives may separate the two nouns, as in "The cowboy's fast horse"
+** possessive apostrophes singular v plural:
+*** ''''s''' for singular nouns ("that dog's toys") and '''s'''' for plural nouns ("those dogs' toys")
+* elimination:
+** if punctuation or a verb follow the possessor noun, eliminate (see examples below)
 * see below for more on all these concepts and rules