Example of dialogue using possessive nouns:
John's brother asked, "Do you have a lawnmower that I can borrow?" John replied, " I do have a lawnmower that you may borrow, but dad's mower is much better than mine." John'sneighbor chimed in, "John's mower has little power and he never sharpens the mower's blades. You would be much better off borrowing you dad's mower, or cutting the grass with your wife's pinking shears."
"John's car is parked in the driveway." "Sara's dog is very friendly." "The teacher praised Alex's artwork."
Example sentences form possessive nouns (in bold):The movie's end was quite a surprise.The dog's water bowl is empty.I had a great time at Margaret's party.Lincoln High's team is the regional champion.
To convert a singular noun into a plural possessive form, simply add an apostrophe after the "s" of the plural form of the noun. For example, "dog" becomes "dogs'" in its plural possessive form.
Possessive nouns show ownership or relationship, indicating that something belongs to someone or something else (e.g. the dog's bone, Sarah's car). Possessive pronouns are used to replace a noun and show possession without using the noun itself (e.g. mine, yours, his, hers).
There are no compound nouns that include the word or. There are dozens of compound nouns that include the letter combination 'or', for example:cornmealforklifpassportpopcornseashore
Examples of possessive case plural nouns are:apples'men'spoliticians'children'sExample sentences:The apples' price was too good to pass up.The men's surprise party for their wives was a big success.I'm glad the election is over, I get so tired of politicians' rhetoric.The children's lunch is ready.
Example sentences form possessive nouns (in bold):The movie's end was quite a surprise.The dog's water bowl is empty.I had a great time at Margaret's party.Lincoln High's team is the regional champion.
The possessive form for "home of an animal" is the "animal's home".
The possessive form of a noun shows ownership or relationship. In English, we typically form the possessive by adding an apostrophe and an "s" ('s) to the noun. For example, "the dog's bone" or "Sara's car."
Possessive nouns show ownership or relationship, indicating that something belongs to someone or something else (e.g. the dog's bone, Sarah's car). Possessive pronouns are used to replace a noun and show possession without using the noun itself (e.g. mine, yours, his, hers).
Examples of nouns:eareducationEdwardeggelephantemergencyemotionenvelopeessayemperorkangarooKansaskettlekitchenkitekneeknightknollknowledgekoalacabcabbagecabincharitycircuscoincommacuriositycushioncycleExamples of verbs:earneaseengineerescapeevolvekeepkillkneadknitknotcarrycrycurecutcycle
Possessive nouns are, as the name suggests, nouns used to show possession of an object. Possessive nouns are achieved by using an apostrophe in conjunction with a noun. For example: Timmy's dog is brown. In this sentence, Timmy's is a possessive noun, as the apostrophe exists to show that the dog belongs to Timmy. Possessive pronouns, accordingly, replace a noun or noun phrase to avoid unnecessary repetition. There are eight possessive pronouns in the English language: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs and whose, although its is rarely used as a pronoun. For example: Where are my books? Yours are over there; these books are mine. Both yours and mine are possessive pronouns in this sentence.
There are no compound nouns that include the word or. There are dozens of compound nouns that include the letter combination 'or', for example:cornmealforklifpassportpopcornseashore
Examples of possessive case plural nouns are:apples'men'spoliticians'children'sExample sentences:The apples' price was too good to pass up.The men's surprise party for their wives was a big success.I'm glad the election is over, I get so tired of politicians' rhetoric.The children's lunch is ready.
Toddlers who are very possessive of their toys will eventually learn to share with others. "Ours", "his" and "hers" are examples of possessive pronouns. Dad is quite possessive of his tools and seldom loans them to anyone.
Possessive nouns do not use abbreviations. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word using a period to indicate that it is abbreviated, for example: add. = address (the the verb to add)i.e. = id est (Latin for that is)obs. = obsolete (not more than one ob)Possessive nouns are formed by adding an 's to the end of a singular noun or just the apostrophe to the end of plural nouns already ending is s, for example:Jim's bicyclethe boys' bicyclesthe children's bicyclesAbbreviations are designed to shorten a word, possessive nouns add on to a noun to show possession.
The noun dickens (lower case d) has no possessive form, it is a word used for emphasizing a question to express surprise or anger (Who the dickens was that?). To some, using the noun dickens is a euphemism for invoking the devil.The possessive form for the proper noun Dickens is Dickens's. The possessive of all English singular nouns is formed by adding -'s. Singular nouns already ending in -s acquire a new syllable, along with the -'s of the possessive.
I play in the playground with my cousins. i used my passbook when I ride an airplane.