Example uses of possessive case nouns and pronouns (in bold):
A possessive case noun is used to indicate ownership, possession, origin or purpose.Francine's sweater (a sweater owned by Francine)the cat's cleverness (cleverness possessed by the cat)Shakespeare's plays (plays originated by Shakespeare)the children's playground (a playground intended for children)
Case refers to the subjective, objective, or possessive use of a noun. A number is a noun (9.18 = nine and eighteen one hundredths); a number can be used as a subject or object and the possessive case. Examples: Subjective: The 9.18 is our newest model. Objective: Our best seller is the 9.18. Possessive: The 9.18's price has increased.
Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating possession., The possessive case., A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive case.
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).
No, possessive case pronouns do not use an apostrophe.possessive pronouns: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.Examples:The house on the corner is mine.My house is on the corner.
No, possessive pronouns do not need an apostrophe. Apostrophes are used to make nouns possessive, not pronouns. The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs. Examples of possessive nouns: Andy's, bank's, cat's, daughter's, egg's, fence's, Germany's
The possessive case of resurrection of Christ is Christ's resurrection.
The Genitive is another word for possessive. Examples of Genitive words are his, my, Adam's, the dog's.
This is a very interesting question. "Yours" is the special possessive case of the pronoun "you", even though the normal possessive case is "your" When the possessive case is separated by an active verb, or is otherwise separated by several words, from the word that it modifies or of which it indicates ownership, the special possessive case forms "mine", "yours", "ours", and "theirs" should be used instead of the respective normal possessive case forms, "my", "your", "our", and "their". Also note that, because of its function in a sentence, some grammarians prefer to call a possessive pronoun a "functional adjective".
The pronoun 'your' is the possessive case; a possessive adjective, a word that describes a noun as belonging to you.
The possessive form is: everyone's ideas
The word team's is a possessive noun.The word our is a possessive adjective (a pronoun).(The pronoun us is not in the possessive case.)