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Originally Posted by Thunder
EXAMPLES:
the cat belonging to Charles -> Charles' cat
the jacket of the Phyllis -> Phyllis' jackets
jacket of the Phyllis?
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That's to indicate it is a singular Phyllis and not plural.



Not sure what your comment on the website name is about.
Check out page 40 of this pdf from Vanderbilt University regarding possessives:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/styleguide.pdf
Or, I could post a screenshot from the pdf if you'd rather not bother.