Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns always function as adjectives, as they modify nouns to show ownership or possession.
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 nouns in the sentence are:Frank'sSue'sThe pronoun in the sentence is 'his', a possessive adjective describing the noun 'house'.
Possessive nouns show ownership or possession of something by another noun. They do not directly indicate a relationship between nouns and adjectives. Adjectives describe or modify nouns, while possessive nouns indicate ownership of the noun being modified.
Apostrophes are use in possessive nouns and contraction. Susan's purse, Joey's bike, and bird's wing are examples of possessive nouns. Contractions are words such as can't (cannot), I'd (I would), and don't (do not).
Examples of possessive nouns starting with N are:Napoleon'snature'sNew Zealand'snorth'sThe Netherlands'snight'sNebraska'snapkin'sNorth Pole'snose'sThe Nile'snecktie's
Some plural possessive nouns that start with letter N are:nations'necklaces'needles'neighbors'nerves'nights'noodles'noses'nuts'nylons'
The possessive form of the noun teacher is teacher's.
Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns both show ownership or possession of something. Possessive nouns show that something belongs to a noun, whereas possessive pronouns replace a noun to show possession. They both indicate who or what owns or has something.
Examples of three possessive nouns are:my mother's carthe city's skylinethe dog's collar
In English, possessive pronouns, like adjectives, usually come before the nouns that they modify.
Possessive nouns (but not possessive pronouns) use apostrophes; therefore, "brother's" is possessive. "Brothers" is plural.