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What is a possessive noun and give examples?
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership of something. Possessive nouns are commonly created with the addition of an apostrophe and ‘s’ at the end of a noun. For example: This is the cat’s toy.
What is the possessive noun of the word?
A possessive noun is a noun that possesses something—i.e., it has something. In most cases, a possessive noun is formed by adding an apostrophe +s to the noun, or if the noun is plural and already ends in s, only an apostrophe needs to be added.
What is the possessive noun of house?
In this case, the phrase “of the house” can be replaced by the possessive form of the noun or “house’s.” When this occurs, the order of nouns is reversed, so the possessive noun comes first: the house’s roof. The roof of the house needs repair. (The house’s roof needs repair.)
What is the possessive noun of city?
The forms for “city” are, in order, Cities, City’s, and Cities’.
What is possessive example?
Examples of possessive in a Sentence The possessive form of “dog” is “dog’s.” “His” and “her” are possessive pronouns. Noun “Your” and “yours” are possessives.
What is the possessive noun of car?
Singular Possessives
| Dog’s collar | sister’s backpack | car’s engine |
|---|---|---|
| (dog + ‘s) | (sister + ‘s) | (car + ‘s) |
Is car’s possessive?
By adding an apostrophe and an s we can manage to transform most singular nouns into their possessive form: the car’s front seat. Charles’s car. Bartkowski’s book.
Is citys correct?
The plural of city is cities.
What is the possessive form of brother?
The possessive form of the singular brother becomes – brother’s. It is my brother’s pen. The possessive form of the plural brothers is – brothers’.
What are the 8 possessive pronouns?
The possessive pronouns are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. There’s also an “independent” form of each of these pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. Possessive pronouns are never spelled with apostrophes.
What are 10 examples of possessive nouns?
Examples of Possessive Nouns
- Apple’s taste.
- Book’s cover.
- Boss’s car.
- Cat’s tuna.
- Computer’s keyboard.
- Deer’s antlers.
- Diane’s book.
- Diabetes’s symptoms.