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** plural nouns add  '''s''''  (s + apostrophe) << "the horses' field"
** plural nouns add  '''s''''  (s + apostrophe) << "the horses' field"
** if a singular noun already ends with an '''s''', possession is indicated by adding either an apostrophe + s ('''<nowiki/>'s''') or just the apostrophe ('''<nowiki/>'''')
** if a singular noun already ends with an '''s''', possession is indicated by adding either an apostrophe + s ('''<nowiki/>'s''') or just the apostrophe ('''<nowiki/>'''')
*** ex. "Jesus's sermon"  
*** ex. "Jesus's sermon"
*** or "Jesus' sermon"  
*** or "Jesus' sermon"  
**** either form is correct
**** either form is correct
** see https://www.grammarbook.com/blog/apostrophes/apostrophes-with-words-ending-in-s/
* possessions v. contractions ending in '''-s'''
* possessions v. contractions ending in '''-s'''
** pronoun contraction using apostrophes + s
** pronoun contraction using apostrophes + s
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*** "who's" = "who is"  
*** "who's" = "who is"  
**** 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
* to do: add about other apostrophe uses, such as '''49, 'nuff said''


=== plurality, count distinction & generality ===
=== plurality, count distinction & generality ===