Sentence examples for a possessive from inspiring English sources

"Whose" is actually a possessive pronoun; it shows possession.

So, heed this advice: Your - A possessive adjective.

It seems to be a possessive masculine thing.

Or use the full name, including article, as a possessive: "The New York Times's Web site".

used to indicate a missing letter or letters (can't, we'd) or a possessive (David's book).

Foucault wrote in clear evocative French, but his followers have a possessive obscurity.

"Through the years I've learned monogamy, for me, was a possessive, controlling experience," she said.

In Sandra Smith's new translation, she inserts a possessive pronoun: "My mother died today.

I first came to Frank O'Connor by way of a possessive pronoun.

Use apostrophes to indicate missing letters, a possessive, time or quantity.

Trump's response one-upped Blitzer, even sneaking in a possessive pronoun that defined the Internet as American.