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Just a simple introduction to possessive nouns.
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English Grammar
Possessive Nouns
What is ‘possessive’?
• The word ‘possessive’ comes from the word ‘possess’.
• To possess something is to own something.
• So, a noun that is possessive shows that it owns something else.
×The boy s The boys s’ ’
But this looks funny!
{
The child s The children s’ ’
This looks okay
{
×The lady s The ladies s’ ’
This looks funny too!
{
×Mr Jones s’
Also looks funny!
{
What about names that end with What about names that end with ss??
All in a day’s work.
There are other ways to use it too!There are other ways to use it too!Consider the following statement:Consider the following statement:
Does the day own the work?!
I know now… We can use possessive nouns to relate something to a time frame.