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A singular noun is a word for one person, place, or thing.A possessive noun uses an apostrophe s to indicate that something belongs to that noun. Examples:


  • doctor; The doctor's office is on the third floor.
  • Paris; Paris's appeal has not diminished over the centuries.
  • car; The problem was in the car's fuel line.



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Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns always function as what part of speech?

Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns functions as adjectives which are used to describe a noun.


Do Possessive nouns show the relationship between nouns and adjectives?

Possessive nouns show a relationship between the possessive noun and the noun that it shows possession for. An adjective may or may not be involved. John's book is on the desk. (The possessive form John's shows its relationship to the book, there are no adjectives in the sentence.)


How are possessive nouns and possessive pronouns similar?

Possessive nouns describe something in the sentence as belonging to that noun.Possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The pronouns that are possessive adjectives are more similar to possessive nouns in that they describe a noun as belonging to someone or something.Both possessive nouns and possessive adjectives are placed just before the noun that they describe.EXAMPLESpossessive noun: The Brown's house is on the corner.possessive adjective: Their house is on the corner.possessive pronoun: The house on the corner is theirs.possessive nouns: Jane's mother is also John's aunt.possessive adjectives: Her mother is also his aunt.possessive pronoun: Jane's mother is also mine. Jane is my sister.


What part of speech are possessive nouns?

A possessive noun is a noun, just a certain type. Possessive nouns show possession. In the sentence: The child kicked Katie's Ball, Katie's would be the possessive noun since it shows that the ball belongs to Katie


What are plural possessive nouns?

Plural possessive nouns show ownership by more than one person or thing. They are formed by adding an apostrophe after the 's' at the end of a plural noun. For example, "dogs' beds" shows that multiple dogs own the beds.

Related Questions

What is the singluar possessive noun for lumberjack?

The singular possessive form is lumberjack's.


Is the word safety's singular or plural?

singluar, possessive.


What is the singluar possessive noun for nature?

The singular possessive noun for nature is "nature's."


How do you write computer as a singluar possessive?

The possessive form of the singular noun computer is computer's.Example: The computer's screen is too bright.


What is the singluar possessive of moonlight?

The possessive form for the noun moonlight (an uncountable noun) is moonlight's.example: The moonlight's illumination was enough to easily see the path.


Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns always function as what part of speech?

Possessive nouns and possessive pronouns functions as adjectives which are used to describe a noun.


What are the possessive case nouns and pronouns in this sentence Franks call to his house was about Sues accident?

The possessive nouns in the sentence are:Frank'sSue'sThe pronoun in the sentence is 'his', a possessive adjective describing the noun 'house'.


Do Possessive nouns show the relationship between nouns and adjectives?

Possessive nouns show a relationship between the possessive noun and the noun that it shows possession for. An adjective may or may not be involved. John's book is on the desk. (The possessive form John's shows its relationship to the book, there are no adjectives in the sentence.)


What is in contractions and possessive nouns?

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).


Possessive nouns that start with n?

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


What are some plural possessive nouns that start with n?

Some plural possessive nouns that start with letter N are:nations'necklaces'needles'neighbors'nerves'nights'noodles'noses'nuts'nylons'


What is Possessive nouns for teachers?

The possessive form of the noun teacher is teacher's.