What are examples of possesive nouns?

Answer 1

Neither. The word "it" is a pronoun, not a noun.

The possessive form of this word is its, without an apostrophe. Possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes, e.g. his, hers, theirs, its.

The word it's is a contraction, and short for it is. Therefore, it is incorrect to say "look at the dog chewing it's bone" as you would really be saying "look at the dog chewing it is bone".

Answer 2

Some examples of possessive nouns:

• Abraham Lincoln's monument
• boss's desk
• California's coast
• doll's dresses
• Europe's currency
• fudge's flavor
• Goodyear's blimp
• harp's strings
• Iceland's population
• jacket's zipper
• KitchenAid's logo
• love's promise
• Marilyn Monroe's image
• neighbor's fence
• Oreo's filling
• page's number
• Queen Elizabeth's heir
• robin's nest
• story's end
• Timbuktu's history
• umbrella's handle
• Victoria's Secret
• water's edge
• Xenia's mayor
• youth's energy
• Zoological Society of London's address

Answer 3

The word 'it' is a pronoun, not a noun. The possessive pronoun has no apostrophe,'its'. None of the possessive pronouns use an apostrophe.

The word it's using the apostrophe is a contraction combining the words 'it' and 'is' or 'it' and 'has'.

Answer 4

The plural possessive pronouns are: ours, yours, theirs.

The plural possessive adjectives are: our, your, their.

Examples of plural possessive nouns are:

• the animals' pen
• the Barrymores' legacy
• the children's playground
• his daughters' names
• the people's rights

Answer 5

Possessive nouns 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

Possessive nouns indicating origin or purpose:

children's shoes; shoes intended for children

ladies' room; a room intended for the use of women

Shakespeare's plays; plays by Shakespeare.

today's newspaper; the newspaper originated today

Answer 6

A possessive noun is a noun that shows that something in the sentence belongs to that noun, indicated by an apostrophe -s, or just an apostrophe for plurals already ending in -s; for example:

• the anchor's chain
• Bob's billboard
• the class's assignment
• the dog's bowl
• England's Prime Minister
• the girls' locker room
• the harp's stings
• the island's beaches
• the janitor's broom
• Karen's desk
• the letter's arrival
• the month's end

Answer 7

A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership or possession. Examples:

• Jack's bicycle
• my neighbor's house
• the dog's collar
• the book's cover

The possessive is also used to show purpose or origin. Examples:

• my mother's recipe
• the children's playground
• Shakespeare's plays
• the ladies' room

Answer 8

The possessive is its. It's is just a contraction of it and is.

Answer 9

boys - plural noun

boys' - possessive plural noun

men - plural noun

men's - possessive plural noun