Possessives are words which denote ownership, theyare possessive nouns and possessive pronouns.
Possessive nounsare formed by adding an apostrophe -s to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s.
Example singular possessive nouns:
the cover of the book = thebook'scover
the teacher of our class = ourclass'steacher
the coat of the child = thechild'scoat
the shoes of the man = theman'sshoes
the house of the neighbor = myneighbor'shouse
Example plural possessive nouns:
the covers of the books = thebooks'covers
the assembly of classes = theclasses'assignment
the coats of the children = thechildren'scoats
shoes for men =men'sshoes
the houses of the neighbors =the neighbors’houses
There are two types of possessive pronouns:
Possessive pronounsare words that take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs.
Possessive adjectivesare words that describe a noun as belonging to someone or something. Possessive adjectives are usually placed just before the noun they describe.
The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, hers, its, our, their.
Example sentences:
Possessive pronoun: The Browns live on this street. Thathouseistheirs.
Possessive adjective: The Browns live on this street. That istheir house.
An apostrophe.
No, prepositions generally come before nouns or pronouns, not possessives. However, there are some prepositional phrases that can include a possessive pronoun, such as "of mine" or "of yours." In these cases, the preposition "of" is followed by the possessive pronoun.
the hammer of neither doesn't require an apostrophe:)
You would punctuate it the same as all other possessives: 's. Example: bus's passengers
The words a, an, and the are called articles, and usually classed separately among 'determiners' (adjectives, articles, demonstratives, and possessives).
An apostrophe.
James' pencil---The correct answer is James's pencil.Apostrophe s for singular possessives, s apostrophe for plural possessives.
sisters sister's sisters'
How can you make any sense without plurals and possessives? You have to use the words you need to make yourself understood.
The plural possessive form is possessives'.The possessives' forms are recognized by the apostrophe -s or the -s apostrophe at the end of the word.
article demonstratives possessives quantifiers
The possessive form is the friends' committee.
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The possessive form is: the hammer's magic
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From. It can also be Von, Van, and similar Germanic possessives.
None do. The possessives of pronouns are:mineyourshishersitsourstheirs