The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses. From LearnThat.org. [Van Wyck Brooks (1886-1963)]
possessive pronouns. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A possessive parent. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
To make the word possessive, you add an apostrophe and an "s" (rope's). From Wordnik.com. [Arianna Huffington: Arianna's Grammar Pet Peeve: The Apostrophe Crisis] Reference
Oh, wait…what’s that marginalization term possessive individualists use…statist?. From Wordnik.com. [National Post Today « Climate Audit] Reference
For Kilpatrick, the friend of … part of the phrase establishes possession, and thus the ‘s possessive is redundant. From Wordnik.com. [2008 February « Motivated Grammar] Reference
There is a clear sense that the kind of possessive individualism he confronted was morally unworthy of America's promise. From Wordnik.com. [Linda Hirshman: Liberal Principles II: People Are Political Animals] Reference
But the important detail about the kind of possessive pronoun that I have in mind is reciprocity: If I have a friend, she has a friend. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Clinton on Hillary Clinton: "Everything I'm saying here is my wife's position, not just mine."] Reference
• The word 'possessive' comes from the word 'possess'. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Your and you're: "Your" is possessive, meaning belonging to. From Wordnik.com. [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference
Thus Perl provides the "possessive" quantifier form as well. From Wordnik.com. [Netvouz - new bookmarks] Reference
He's kind of possessive and stuff, whereas Jacob seems more fun to be around. From Wordnik.com. [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference
The soul's desires for personal immortality is one of the aspects of the soul's "possessive" instinct. From Wordnik.com. [The Complex Vision] Reference
I also think, when people are contemplating marriage, there's a 'possessive' thing that goes on sometimes too. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
Mr Boyle claims the "possessive" Lester became jealous of Ms Lester's relationship with family friend Alisdair Morrison. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
The 34-year-old club promoter allegedly claimed Woods pursued her for four months before they got involved and was very 'possessive' and. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The possessive plural of such terms is not used. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Illustrate the Cautions relating to possessive forms. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
How is the possessive of nouns in the singular formed?. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The connecting pronoun is here a possessive modifier of. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
English are nominative, possessive (genitive), and objective. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
If an article precedes the possessive, the sign is repeated. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The pronoun with "al" is sometimes used instead of the possessive. From Wordnik.com. [The Esperanto Teacher A Simple Course for Non-Grammarians] Reference
Yet Balanchine himself seemed anything but possessive about his work. From Wordnik.com. [Balanchine's Hit Parade] Reference
The principal use of the apostrophe is to denote the possessive case. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
Some have said that our possessive ending is a remnant of the pronoun. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Others were obstinate or possessive, quarrelsome, rancorous, or selfish. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Need to Repent] Reference
A noun or pronoun used as possessive modifier is in the possessive case. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Most religions are not, in their best light, seen as closed or possessive. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Anderson: The Case for Blending Church and State] Reference
+Noun Modifier+ explanatory (appositive) explanatory of a sentence possessive. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The man in blue slides his hand along her leg in a possessive yet gentle manner. From Wordnik.com. [Into the Mirror] Reference
Give and illustrate the principles which guide in the use of the possessive forms. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
I never took it upon myself to feel possessive in the least when it came to my sister. From Wordnik.com. [The Puppet Maker] Reference
You get possessive about your spots though everyone has the same claim on them, I suppose. From Wordnik.com. [In the Woods] Reference
An adjective or a possessive modifier precedes its noun, and an explanatory modifier follows it. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
Still possessive of toys but may give up objects that belong to someone else. 22 months oldInteraction. From Wordnik.com. [A Bundle Of Emotions] Reference
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