Possessive nouns

Possessive nouns

 

Possessive nouns are nouns that show ownership or possession.

  • I want to get on my bicycle and cycle over to Jim’s house.
  • The dog’s tail wagged in delight.

Jim’s house: (Jim’s = possessive noun), (house = object of possession)

Dog’s tail: (dog’s = possessive noun), (tail = object of possession)

 

Add an apostrophe + s at the end of a singular noun to make it possessive.

  • teacher’s college
  • orange’s taste
  • car’s tire
  • cat’s dinner

 

Add an apostrophe + s at the end of a plural noun not ending in s, to make it possessive.

  • Women’s room
  • children’s toys
  • people’s opinions

 

Add an apostrophe at the end of a plural noun ending in “s” to make it possessive.

Three days’ wages

cars’ engines

parrots’ cages

leaves’ color

 

Possessive nouns, envocabulary.com

 

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