SHOWING POSSESSION USING DIFFERENT PARTS OF
SPEECH
Possession
or ownership can be shown by using different parts of speech as follows;
a) Nouns: We can show ownership by using a noun with an apostrophe as shown in
the sentences below.
ü This is Mabondo’s car
ü Teachers’ association plays a vital role in promoting
peace
ü Juliette is one among the Atangana’s
children
b) Adjectives: Possessive adjectives include my, our, his,
her, your, its, theirs.
ü I saw your daughter yesterday
ü She is my wife
ü The dog twisted its tail
ü His house is painted white
ü Our English teacher teaches well
c) Pronouns: Possessive pronouns include mine, yours,
his, ours, hers, theirs and its.
ü He came with a tax. The tax is mine.
ü If you want money, you must find yours.
ü My school performs well than his.
ü Ours looks better than theirs.
ü After using my pen, she decided to buy hers.
d) Verbs: Possessive verbs include have, own, possess and
belong.
ü Tchetgen possesses two shops in Sangmalima
ü I have one bar in Zoetele
ü He owns a school in Uganda
ü The book belongs to Shemea
e) Prepositions: Possessive prepositions include of
and with.
ü The wife of Ondua distills
illegal ark
ü The fetishes of Sangatiti are
very powerful
ü I have brought the school boarding
requirements of my son
ü A man with a blue t-shirt helped
me
ü I saw a person with a gun
ü A person with big eyes comes
from Awae
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