Possessive Case
To tell is a word is possessive case, ask yourself it shows ownership. It is always a noun. The noun has an apostrophe "s" at the end of it. For example, John's house is green. This is telling you that the green house is owned by John.
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Possessive case - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The possessive case of a language is a grammatical case used to indicate a relationship of possession. It is not the same as the genitive case, which can express a wider range of relationships, thou...
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The possessive case of a noun or pronoun shows ownership or association. ... The possessive case of personal pronouns is irregular. Some possessive pronouns like my and your modify nouns. Others, like mine and yours stand alone and do not act as modifiers.
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The possessive case of a noun is used to show ownership (Allan's car, my sister's house) or another close relationship (the chairman's friends, the ... When a possessive noun sounds awkward, use an of construction instead. This is a safe and often preferable way to indicate the relationship: the top of the page instead of...
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The inflected form of nouns and pronouns usually indicating ownership. ... "In your writing, when a pronoun appears before a gerund (an -ing verbal used as a noun), use the possessive case. We have tasted their cooking. In this example, cooking is used as a noun and is the direct object of have tasted.
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Definition of possessive case in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of possessive case. Pronunciation of possessive case. Translations of possessive case. possessive case synonyms, possessive case antonyms. Information about possessive case in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... genitive, genitive case,
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That's the way to express that someone owns something. ... With persons and animals (bei Personen und Tieren): ... With things (bei Dingen)
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about possessive case. possessive case. Information about possessive case in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from possessive case)
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Noun and Pronoun Case ... Possessive You use the possessive case for any noun or pronoun which acts an an adjective, implicitly or explicitly modifying another element in the sentence.
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that the two words form their plurals differently, and that the possessive case is, therefore, formed in a different manner. The plural of man is men,; the plural of boy is boys. The possessive of man is man's; of men is men's.
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