Would you look at the nouns or pronouns if you were having trouble writing a word that showed ownership?

Answer 1

Both nouns and pronouns have forms that show ownership.

A possessive noun is a noun that indicates ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.

• A possessive noun is formed by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the noun, or just an apostrophe (') to the end of plural nouns that already end with -s.

Examples:

the cover of the book = the book's cover

the teacher of our class = our class's teacher

the coat of the child = the child's coat

the covers of the books = the books' covers

the teachers of the classes = the classes' teachers

the coats of the children = the children's coats

There are two types of pronouns that show possession:

• A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
• They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

Examples:

The house with the green door is mine.

The house on the corner is his.

John lost his math book, this book must be his.

• A possessive adjective takes the place of a possessive noun. A possessive adjective is placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.
• They are: my, your, his, her, their, its, our.

Examples:

My house has the green door.

His house is on the corner.

John lost his math book, this must be his book.