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  1. What Is a Possessive Noun? How to Use Them (with …

    A possessive noun is a noun that possesses (owns or has power over) something else. Before you start worrying about nouns possessing you like an angry ghost or jealous boyfriend, let me clarify what we mean by possessive. In this case, possessive nouns show ownership or belonging. In other words, if a noun has something that belongs to it, we need ...

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    We’ve looked at a few examples of possessive nouns, but you might be wondering how these are used in sentences. Let’s take a look at some sentences that use possessive nouns. 1. I went over to my aunt’shouse for dinner last night. 2. We played with my cousins’new Playstation. 3. He helped pass the two junior senators’bill. 4. The monkey’sbaby was s...

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    Pronouns are words that replace more specific nouns. I, he, she, and itare all pronouns. Possesive pronouns indicate ownership. They are words like mine, his, hers and its. Here's an example: That was the dog's ball. It was histo play with. See how "his" replaces "the dog's" in the second sentence? Possessive pronouns are words that show possession...

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    Take a look at the sentences below. Can you identify which sentences use independent and dependent possessive pronouns? What about singular and plural possessive pronouns? 1. The ball is mine. 2. Give me back mysweater! 3. I can’t believe that is yourname on the marquee! 4. I told her the money is yours, not hers. 5. Hisgrandmother makes the best l...

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    Possessive nouns and pronouns can be tricky until you learn the rules. Fortunately, with a bit of practice, you can get them right, every time. And if you don’t remember all the rules, that’s fine too. ProWritingAid’s Realtime Report is always there to help if you get it wrong. Try the Realtime Report with a free ProWritingAid account.

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