possessive

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, seem

become, get

After spending so much time together, Maria became possessive about her best friend's new relationship.

ADV

extremely, fiercely, intensely, very

My brother became very possessive about his new video game console and wouldn't let anyone else play it.

rather

PREP

about

My sister gets really possessive about her new laptop and won't let anyone else use it.

of

He became very possessive of his new gaming console and wouldn't let anyone else play with it.

towards

My mother became increasingly possessive towards my younger brother as he grew older.

Definitions

adj

1

Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.

2

Indicating ownership, possession, origin, etc.

3

Unwilling to yield possession of.

He is very possessive of his car.

noun

1

The possessive case.

2

A word used to indicate the possessive case.

Take the rule about pronouns and possessives that Mr. Keegan cited in his challenge to the testing service.

The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal all do the opposite, opting for ’s to mark a singular possessive and a simple apostrophe for plural possessive (Harrises’ and Walzes’).

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noun — the case expressing ownership

genitive

adjective — serving to express or indicate possession

genitive

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He is very possessive of his car.

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Take the rule about pronouns and possessives that Mr. Keegan cited in his challenge to the testing service.

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The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal all do the opposite, opting for ’s to mark a singular possessive and a simple apostrophe for plural possessive (Harrises’ and Walzes

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04

The relative pronoun 'that' has two states, a nominative case and objective case, but there is no possessive case.

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05

Tom is possessive.

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06

She's jealous and possessive.

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