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Example uses of possessive case nouns and pronouns (in bold):

  • The girl's lunch was brought from home. Her mother made it.
  • John's bike was new. His bike was red and white.
  • The Brown's house was painted grey but their door was painted bright green.
  • The benefit's success was assured by mycount of the proceeds.
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What are some examples of possessive case?

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)


The case of 9.18?

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What is the Telugu meaning of possessive?

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What is in contractions and possessive nouns?

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Do possessive case pronouns always use apostrophes?

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.


Do possessive pronouns ever have apostrophes?

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


What is the possessive case of resurrection of Christ?

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What is the genitive used for?

The Genitive is another word for possessive. Examples of Genitive words are his, my, Adam's, the dog's.


What part of speech is 'yours' in the sentence Yours was the best display at the science fair?

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".


What is the pronoun case of yours?

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What are the possessive case pronouns in this sentence Our team's defeat will not discourage us?

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