Some example sentences for possessive nouns:
The bird's nest had blue yarn entwined with the grass and twigs.
I forgot my brother's birthday.
The Browns' house is the one on the corner.
The children's coats all hung in a row.
Patty's bicycle is new. Paul's bicycle is not.
No, a possessive noun functions in a sentence as an adjective describing a noun. The subject of a sentence that determines the verb is the noun that the possessive noun describes. Example: Jack's daughter is five. (the subject of the sentence is 'daughter') The Browns' daughter is five. (the possessive noun Browns' is plural, the subject of the sentence 'daughter' is singular, taking a verb for singular)
A possessive sentence can use a possessive noun or pronoun.A possessive noun is a noun that indicates that something in the sentence belongs to that noun. The possessive noun is indicated by an apostrophe s ('s) or just an apostrophe (') at the end of the noun.Example sentence: The dog's name is Bingo.There are two forms of possessive pronouns:A possessive pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.Example: The house on the corner is mine.A possessive adjective is a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, their, its.Example sentence: My house is on the corner.Or, the noun 'sentence' as a possessive noun:The sentence's length made the prisoner regret his poor choices.
The pronoun is his, a possessive adjective used to describe the noun 'jeans'.A possessive adjective is placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to someone or something.The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
The dog's owner is looking for him. dog's - singular possessive noun The teachers' cars have been stolen. teachers' -plural possessive noun
A possessive noun is a form of the noun that shows something belongs to that noun; for example:That is Wesley's dog.I found Nancy's book on the floor.The executive's notes were misplaced when the fire alarm sounded.
Example sentence: A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership, possession, purpose, or origin.
The possessive form for the plural noun sleeves is sleeves'. Example sentence: Both sleeves' buttons are missing.
The possessive form of the noun fox is fox's. example sentence: We saw a fox's footprints in the snow.
The possessive form for the plural noun children is children's.Example sentence: The children's playground is freshly painted.
The sentence "the towels of the hotels" contains no possessive noun. If however you rewrite the sentence as "the hotels' towels" then the possessive noun is hotels'.
In the sentence, "The baby chicks are running around.", the plural noun is chicks.There are no proper nouns, there are no possessive nouns.Placing an apostrophe after the noun chicks does not make it a possessive noun. A possessive noun must 'posses' another word in the sentence; for example:"The baby chicks' mother is running around."A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:"The baby chicks' mother Penny is running around.
An example sentence for the plural possessive form of the bottles of the babies:The babies' bottles and formula are provided by their parents.
Example sentence for the plural possessive noun: The witnesses' statements were added to the police report.
Example sentence: The elephant's tusks and ears were large.
No, a possessive noun functions in a sentence as an adjective describing a noun. The subject of a sentence that determines the verb is the noun that the possessive noun describes. Example: Jack's daughter is five. (the subject of the sentence is 'daughter') The Browns' daughter is five. (the possessive noun Browns' is plural, the subject of the sentence 'daughter' is singular, taking a verb for singular)
The possessive noun is blanket's.
The term, "the color of the blanket" is not a sentence, it is a noun phrase.There is no possessive noun in the given noun phrase.The possessive form of the noun phrase is: "the blanket'scolor".Example sentences:The blanket's color is a bright blue. (the noun phrase is the subject of the sentence.These sheets will coordinate with the blanket's color. (the noun phrase is the object of the preposition 'with')