possessives
- plural of possessive.
Example Sentences
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Possessives were a similar headache, and it was easier to say nothing than to announce that the left-hand and the right-hand glove of Janet had fallen to the floor.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Possessives of personal pronouns have no apostrophe, as: its, hers, ours, yours, etc.
From Lippincott's Horn-Ashbaugh Speller For Grades One to Eight by Ashbaugh, Ernest J.
Double Possessives "John and Mary's sled," means one sled belonging jointly to John and Mary.
From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks
The Possessives are formed with ma: nema, nima, pima, daema, lima, valoma.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
