POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE meaning: Shows ownership, modifies a noun - OneLook

Usually means: Shows ownership, modifies a noun.

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possessive adjective: Merriam-Webster
possessive adjective: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
possessive adjective: Collins English Dictionary
possessive adjective: Wiktionary
possessive adjective: Dictionary.com
Possessive adjective: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
possessive adjective: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Possessive Adjective: Glossary of English Grammar Terms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (possessive adjective)

▸ noun: An adjective expressing possession.

Similar:

possessive, possessional adjective, independent possessive, demonstrative, ownable, appurtenant, ownability, agent participle, thing, limiting adjective, more...

Opposite:

demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, relative

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Similar:

possessive, possessional adjective, independent possessive, demonstrative, ownable, appurtenant, ownability, agent participle, thing, limiting adjective, more...

Opposite:

demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, relative

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