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Possessive nouns perform a function similar to adjectives by describing a noun or giving more information about a noun. There are 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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The most common used parts of speech?
verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives
Is fifty an adjective?
Numbers are adjectives when used with nouns (fifty people, fifty boys). They cab also be nouns and pronouns.
What possessive pronouns can be used to describe nouns?
No, a possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something. for example:'The car in the driveway is hers.', or 'The bike in the driveway is his'.A possessive adjective is always placed before a noun, for example:'Her car is in the driveway.', or 'Hisbike is in the driveway.'
What is the Adjectives of sky?
Well, the Concise Oxford Dictionary gives "skyey" as an adjective. Otherwise people use "heavenly" (although this might be seen as incorrect), or just "sky" (in English, nouns can often be used as adjectives).
What is possessive pronoun adjective?
The possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives are pronouns used to indicate ownership, possession, origin, or purpose of a noun.A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.They are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.Example: The house with the green door is his.A possessive adjective is placed before a noun to show that the noun belongs to someone or something.They are: my, your, his, her, our their, its.example: His house has the green door.
