568 results for 'possessive apostrophe'. Possessive Apostrophe Quiz Quiz. by Tpot. KS2 Y4 Y5 Y6 English. Possessive apostrophe - singular nouns True or false. by Lgoodman. KS2 English. ESOL E2 Possessive 's / apostrophe 's Group sort. by Hwright2. 2. the possessive : the form of a word that shows possession or belonging. The possessive of “it” is “its.”. POSSESSIVE meaning: 1 : not willing to share things with or lend things to other people often + about often + of; 2 : wanting all of someone's attention and love often + of. According to Grammar Monster, a possessive adjective comes before a noun or pronoun to show who or what owns it or possesses it. The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, their, and whose. You will notice in some cases that the gender of the owner is specified as female and male. If you do not know the owner’s gender or if The same is true with possessive adjectives resembling possessive pronouns. While a possessive pronoun replaces a noun or noun phrase, a possessive adjective modifies a noun or noun phrase. For example: I like my coffee white. The white coffee is mine. In the first sentence, my is a possessive adjective, modifying the noun coffee. Here are some uses of possessive adjectives: A possessive adjective is used before the noun. The word “His” is used as a possessive adjective and a possessive pronoun. “Its” is used as a possessive adjective. It is not used as a possessive pronoun. Possessive Pronoun Exercise Exercise-1. Choose the right word and fill in the blanks: 1. Y1nKYwM.

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