possessive

How To Use possessive In A Sentence

• Some spouses tend to nag or criticise each other; others may be jealous or possessive. Times, Sunday Times
• He had never professed love, just a lustful possessive desire that fueled the cruelty in his obsession.
• If you used the shortened form, you'd just say "in-laws' house", but since you're using the full form, it's correct to pluralise the noun and not the modifier ('parents' rather than 'in law'), and then make the entire term possessive, because it's acting as a noun cluster. ("parents-in-law's") The Skinny Kitten Story (In Which I Am Both A Liar And A Kitten Thief)
• Your wife cheating on you may have made you untrusting and possessive but that will damage any relationship. The Sun
• attributive: -s/-l directive: -is locative: -eBy renaming the genitive case as "attributive", we make it clearer that these endings are not just restricted to mere "possessives" or "ablatives" but rather we recognize their many other usages. Liber Linteus and religious formulae, part 2
• The new tenants are being put into occupation on probation; they are allotees of land and will not be able to claim possessive rights until the Land Commission is satisfied that they are capable farmers, and have proved their capacity to make productive use of th eland and furnish the regular payments that will amortise the purchase costs. G.K.'s Weekly - Land Policy of Ireland
• A relationship looks good now you both can see the difference between being in love and being possessive. The Sun
• Tata She is especially possessive about her shoes. Times, Sunday Times
• small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys
• Some spouses tend to nag or criticise each other; others may be jealous or possessive. Times, Sunday Times