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Two types of possessive nouns:

  • A possessive noun indicating ownership or possession.
    • the car of my mother = my mother's car
    • the teacher of our class = our class's teacher
    • the coats of the children = the children's coats
    • the covers of the books = the books' covers
  • A possessive noun indicating origin or purpose.
    • children's shoes; not shoes belonging to children, shoes intended for children
    • ladies' room; the room isn't owned by a group of women, it's a room intended for their use
    • Shakespeare's plays are not possessed by Shakespeare, they're plays by Shakespeare.
    • today's newspaper, today can't own or possess, the newspaper originated today
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