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**** the possessive form = "whose"
**** the possessive form = "whose"
*** other contractions such as ''that's, when's, how's'', etc.  express possession with the verb "have," as in "that has", "when has" or "how has"
*** other contractions such as ''that's, when's, how's'', etc.  express possession with the verb "have," as in "that has", "when has" or "how has"
** other pronoun contractions don't use  
** other pronoun contractions don't use
 
=== Plurality, count distinctions & generality ===
* singular v. plural nouns
** generally marked by the suffix "s" for plural
* "count distinctions" and determiners
** plural nouns that can be counted v. plural nouns that cannot be counted but that represent quantities larger than one
*** plural nouns that can be counted use the determiner "many"
**** as in "many people" << the number of people can be counted
*** plural nouns that can NOT be counted use the determiner "much"
**** as in "much water" << one cannot count "water", although "much" indicates a large amount of water


== preposition ==
== preposition ==