A possessive noun is a word that shows that something in the sentence belongs to that noun. To make a noun show possession, an apostrophe 's is added to the end of the word, or sometimes just the apostrophe is added to nouns that already end with 's'. For example:
John's bike is blue and Mary's bike is red.
Our dog's barking disturbs the neighbor's dog.
The boss's glasses broke. I mean the glasses'frame broke.
Also, there are two types of possessive pronoun.
A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something. For example:
The blue house near the corner is mine.
A possessive adjective describes a noun that belongs to someone or something. A possessive adjective come just before the noun that it describes. For example:
My house is the blue one near the corner.
The plural form for the word Williams is Williamses. The plural possessive form is Williamses'.example: The Williamses' house is the one on the corner.
The word mine is a possessive pronoun, a word that shows ownership of an antecedent. Example sentence:The car with the butterfly on the antenna is mine.The word mine is also a noun; the possessive form for the noun is mine's; for example the mine's entrance.
The possessive form of the plural noun days is days'.example: It was two days' journey to the nearest city.
The possessive form is month's.
The possessive form for the noun branch is branch's.Example: The branch's nest was undisturbed by the storm.
The singular possessive form is word's, for example the word's definition.
He's is not a possessive pronoun. However, the word his is a possessive pronoun, This is because it shows possession of something. For example, "The book was his".
The possessive form for the noun country is "country's".example: The country's economy is improving.
The possessive form for the noun personnel is personnel's; for example, the personnel's raises.
The word 'possessive' is a noun as a word for a grammatical form showing ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.The most common use of the word 'possessive' is as an adjective to describe a noun; example: She finally dumped her possessive boyfriend.
The possessive form of the plural noun explorers is explorers'.Example: The explorers' feet were always cold.
The plural form for the word Williams is Williamses. The plural possessive form is Williamses'.example: The Williamses' house is the one on the corner.
The word mine is a possessive pronoun, a word that shows ownership of an antecedent. Example sentence:The car with the butterfly on the antenna is mine.The word mine is also a noun; the possessive form for the noun is mine's; for example the mine's entrance.
The possessive form is month's.
The possessive form of the plural noun families is families'.Example: Many families' efforts helped to build the playground.
The possessive form of the plural noun days is days'.example: It was two days' journey to the nearest city.
The possessive form of the personal pronoun 'it' is its (no apostrophe).Example: "The dog wagged its tail."