English possessive
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english-possessive-183-14927567
title:
English possessive
text:
In English, possessive words or phrases exist for nouns and most pronouns, as well as some noun phrases. These can play the roles of determiners or of nouns. For nouns, noun phrases, and some pronouns, the possessive is generally formed with the suffix -'s, but in some cases just with the addition of an apostrophe to an existing s. This form is sometimes called the Saxon genitive, reflecting the suffix's derivation from Old English. Personal pronouns, however, have irregular possessives, and mos
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Possessive words and phrases in the English language
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_possessive
date created:
2011-11-27T09:52:01Z
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2024-09-06T22:15:43Z
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