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( 10) POSSESSION
There are three kinds of Possession: Possessive Nouns, Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns.
Nouns that show possession are called Possessive Nouns. Possessive Nouns are formed:
- 1. By adding an apostrophe (‘s) to singular nouns and plural nouns not ending in s;
Example: my father's car; the children's toys
- 2. By adding an apostrophe (‘) to plural nouns ending in s;
Example: the boys' bicycles
- 3. By using ‘of the' with names of non-living things.
Example: the roof of the house.
Adjectives that show possession are called Possessive Adjectives. Adjectives such as ‘my' and ‘his' are used before nouns such as ‘school' and ‘bicycle' to show possession. Such adjectives are examples of Possessive Adjectives.
Example: ‘This is my school' and ‘That is his bicycle'.
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Possessive Adjectives
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Singular
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Plural
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First Person
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my
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our
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Second Person
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your
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your
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Third Person
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his
her
its
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their
their
their
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Pronouns that show possession are called Possessive Pronouns. Words like ‘mine' and ‘yours' are pronouns and as they show possession, they are known as Possessive Pronouns.
Example: ‘This is my car. It is mine' and ‘That is your van. It is yours'.
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Possessive Pronouns
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Singular
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Plural
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First Person
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Mine
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Ours
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Second Person
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Yours
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Yours
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Third Person
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His
Hers
Its
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Theirs
Theirs
Theirs
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Lesson 10- Possession 
