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possessive
possessive, a. (n.) (pəˈzɛsɪv) [ad. L. possessīvus, in grammar (Quintil.): see possess v. and -ive. So F. possessif, -ive (15th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).] A. adj. 1. Gram. Denoting possession; qualifying a thing (or person) as belonging to some other. possessive pronoun (possessive adjective), a word deri... Oxford English Dictionary
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Possessive (disambiguation)
constructions in some languages Possessive determiner (or possessive adjective), a word modifying nouns in possessive constructions, such as my, their Possessive pronoun, a word used independently in possessive constructions, such as mine, theirs Possessive affix, a prefix or suffix used added to a wikipedia.org
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Possessive 's | LearnEnglish
Do you know how to use possessive 's? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
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Possessive Alpha Male Romance Books
Red, White & Royal Blueby Casey McQuiston. Let me tell you! Be ready for plot twists galore!. Thankfully, her daughter plays matchmaker for the two of us ...
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Possessive Nouns - APA Style
A work with two authors can be made possessive by adding apostrophe “s” after the second name only, not after both names. For a work with three or more authors ...
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possessive
possessive/pəˈzesɪv; pə`zɛsɪv/ adj1 ~ (with sth/sb)(a) showing a desire to own things and an unwillingness to share what one owns 显示占有欲的; 不愿与人分享的 The child was very possessive with his toys. 那孩子把自己的玩具把得紧紧的.(b) treating sb as if one owns him, demanding total attention or love (视某人为己有而欲霸占其全部精力或感情)占有欲强... 牛津英汉双解词典
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Customer's or Customers': When to Use Possessive Singular or Possessive ...
Use customer's with the apostrophe before the "s," to show the possessive form for a single customer. Use customers' with the apostrophe after the "s," to show the possessive plural form of two or more customers. Since the plural form of "customer" requires an -s attached to the word, you do not want to separate the "s" from ...
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Rules for Possessive Pronouns & Possessive Adjectives - Grammarly
As their names imply, both possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns show ownership. The independent possessive pronouns are mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, and theirs. The possessive adjectives, also called possessive determiners, are my, our, your, his, her, its, and their. We break down each type and offer examples of their usage below.
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Possessive Dancer
Possessive Dancer (14 May 1988 – after 2002) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Her dam Possessive was an unraced daughter of the American-bred miler Posse. wikipedia.org
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Possessive affix
In this case, the possessive suffix remains. possessive suffix, or , with the 3rd-person singular possessive suffix. wikipedia.org
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possessive の with a verb I was having a discussion with someone over the sentence **** ! (He) used the drawing I made I have never seen the possessive being used as NOUN + + VERB (only N++N) so I insisted the se...
Hopefully I will be able to clarify this to you. The between and makes perfect sense if you look at the verb as you would look at a modifier/adjective. Few examples: - book that was bought - letter that was written - child that is running Even though, you're using a verb, it acts and modifies the no...
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Possessive determiner
by using possessive suffixes or particles. Some languages use the same word for both the possessive determiner and the matching possessive pronoun. wikipedia.org
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Possessive antecedent
In English grammar, a pronoun has a possessive antecedent if its antecedent (the noun that it refers to) appears in the possessive case; for example, in In the 1960s, some usage guides started to reject the use of possessive antecedents. wikipedia.org
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How was the possessive used in Elizabethan literature? I've been listening to a podcast called 'The History of English'. In the latest episode it touches on the use of the possessive. In Chaucerian English the posses...
The other answers have corrected my original answer by noting that Shakespeare didn't write the possessive with the apostrophe 's. However, the possessive used in Early Modern English was generally pronounced the way it is today, and modern editors have changed Shakespeare's spelling
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