A possessive noun shows ownership of an object.
That is John’s book.
The word John’s is a possessive noun because it show ownership of the book. John owns the book.
Here are more examples of possessive nouns:
I borrowed Jim’s bike. Jim owns the bike.
The cat’s tail is long. The cat owns its tail.
The children’s teacher is absent today. The children own the teacher.
Use a possessive noun to show ownership of an object.
It’s your turn. Find the possessive noun in this sentence: Mom’s dress is new. Did you figure it out? Good for you!
