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Examples of noun phrases written in possessive form:

  • the skin of the apple = the apple's skin
  • the bicycle belonging to the boy = the boy'sbicycle
  • the playground for the children = the children's playground
  • the end of the day = the day's end
  • the names of my friends = my friends'names
  • the scent of the gardenia = the gardenia'sscent
  • the strings of the harp = the harp'sstings
  • the history of Ireland = Ireland'shistory
  • a journal of the journey = the journey'sjournal
  • the ring for the keys = the keys' ring
  • property belonging to the landlord = the landlord's property
  • the gift for my mother = my mother's gift
  • the houses of my neighbors = my neighbors'houses
  • the date of the opening = the opening'sdate
  • the opinion of one person = one person'sopinion
  • the answer to the question = the question'sanswer
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The pronoun HIM is the OBJECTIVE CASE, functioning as the object of the preposition 'to'. The corresponding nominative case is: he. The corresponding possessive case is: his.


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".


Is his an adjective?

Yes, it is a possessive adjective (his shoe), and also a possessive pronoun (the shoe is his). It is the possessive or genitive case of the singular third-person pronoun used for masculine gender. It is used as a possessive adjective.


Is audiences' reaction an example of the singular possessive case?

No, the possessive noun audiences' is the plural possessive form.The singular noun is audience.The singular possessive form is audience's.Examples:The audience's reaction was enthusiastic. (singular possessive)All of his audiences' reactions are enthusiastic. (plural possessive)