What does possessive mean?
Possessive means Of or pertaining to ownership or possession..
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/pəˈzɛs.ɪv/ · adjective
Of or pertaining to ownership or possession..
He is very possessive of his car.
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’).
Use possessive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Possessive means Of or pertaining to ownership or possession..
Common synonyms include dominant, acquisitive, genitive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He is very possessive of his car.
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