The possessive form for the proper noun John is John's.
Example: We met John's sister at the party.
The plural form of the noun John is Johns.The plural possessive form is Johns'.example: The Johns' house is number twenty five.
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.)
No, the noun 'desk' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a piece of furniture; a word for a thing.The possessive form for the noun desk is desk's.Example: The desk's position is blocking the aisle.
No, he is not possessive. The possessive form would be his.
The possessive noun of Sam is Sam's.
It is a noun, but it is a possessive noun. It functions as an adjective.
The possessive form of the proper noun John is John's.Example: I have John's phone number.
The word 'accomplish' is a verb, a word for an action.A possessive is a form of a noun or a pronoun.Examples:John was able to accomplish his goal.The pronoun his shows the noun 'goal' belongs to John.John's goal was to accomplish better grades.The possessive noun John's shows the noun 'goal' belongs to John.
The plural form of the noun John is Johns.The plural possessive form is Johns'.example: The Johns' house is number twenty five.
No, the word John's is a noun, a possessive, proper noun, the name of a person indicating something belongs to this person by use of the apostrophe s ('s) at the end of the word. A proper noun is always capitalized.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Examples:Johnis a student at college. I miss him when he is away. (the pronouns 'he' and 'him' take the place of the noun 'John' in the second sentence)John's grades are very good. (the possessive form of the noun 'John' = the grades of John)John works hard to keep hisgrade average high. (the pronoun 'his' is a possessive adjective form, which takes the place of the noun 'John' = the grade average of John)
No, the word John's is a noun, a possessive, proper noun, the name of a person indicating something belongs to this person by use of the apostrophe s ('s) at the end of the word. A proper noun is always capitalized.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Examples:Johnis a student at college. I miss him when he is away. (the pronouns 'he' and 'him' take the place of the noun 'John' in the second sentence)John's grades are very good. (the possessive form of the noun 'John' = the grades of John)John works hard to keep hisgrade average high. (the pronoun 'his' is a possessive adjective form, which takes the place of the noun 'John' = the grade average of John)
No, the word 'his' is a pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun 'his' functions as a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective.The difference between possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives is:A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.A possessive adjective is placed before a noun to describe that noun.Examples:Jack lives on this street. The house on the corner is his. (possessive pronoun)Jack lives on this street. His houseis on the corner. (possessive adjective)
The possessive singular noun is explorer's. The possessive plural noun is explorers'.
The possessive form for the noun coyote is coyote's.
Possessive words - his, her, our - or possessive forms - John's, doctor's, - are used to show that some thing 'belongs' to someone or something eg John's sister -- the sister 'belongs to John The doctor's car -- the car belongs to the doctor. Our cat -- the cat belongs to us
The word 'our' is a pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.The pronoun 'our' is a possessive adjective, a word placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to the speaker (first person) and one or more other people (plural).The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.Example: John and I are painting our housethis week. (the pronoun 'our' takes the place of the compound subject 'John and I' to describe the noun 'house')A possessive adjective should not be confused with a possessive pronoun, a word that takes the place of the noun that belongs to someone or something.The possessive pronouns are: , yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.Example: John and I live on this street. The house on the corner is ours. (the pronoun 'ours' takes the place of the noun 'house' that belongs to 'John and I')
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.)