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Possessive nouns

Post by natttt

Posted on 2011-05-07 19:05:19

A possessive noun is one which is possessed by a proper noun (name of person, place or animal) in a phrase.

Examples of possessive nouns:

Karen"s bag.
In this phrase, "bag" is a possessive noun because Karen owns it.

Paris" Eiffel tower.
"Eiffel tower" is possessive noun because it belongs to Paris.

The dog"s collar.
collar is possessive, it belongs to the dog.

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