What is the definition of a possessive word?

A possessive noun or pronoun is a Word indicating that something in the sentence belongs to that noun or pronoun.

A possessive noun is shown by adding an 's to the end of a noun or just an ' after plural nouns already ending in -s. Examples:

• the car of my mother = my mother's car
• the teacher of our class = our class'steacher
• the coats of the children = the children'scoats
• the covers of the books = the books'covers
• the meeting of the bosses = the bosses'meeting

The possessive is also used as a shorthand for something that does not literally belong to that person or thing, it's used in place of 'of' or 'for'. Examples:

• The ladies' room does not belong to ladies, it means that it is designated for the use of ladies.
• A store that sells men's suits doesn't sell suits that belong to some men, it sells suits for men.
• A book of Shakespeare's plays are not plays that belong to Mr. Shakespeare, they are plays written by him.

Pronouns don't use an apostrophe to show possession.

There are two types of pronouns that show possession:

A possessive pronountakes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.

The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs

Example: The house on the corner is ours.

A possessive adjective describes a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun it describes.

The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, our, their, its.

Example: Our house is on the corner.