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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. | *** 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" | ||
* | * to do: add about other apostrophe uses, such as '''49, 'nuff said'' | ||
=== plurality, count distinction & generality === | === plurality, count distinction & generality === | ||