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Meanings of possessive form in English
Word or grammatical construction used to indicate a relationship of possession in a broad sense.
Usage of possessive form in English
1
Nouns have two case forms, the simple form, common to the nominative and the objective case, and the possessive form.
2
Maybe the possessive form of address: "Mon general," "mon capitaine," helps the idea, which our men cloke in other and curter phrases.
3
You would also have to accommodate the plural or possessive forms of the word.
4
The present of all the active verbs uses this predicative form, while their aorists and futures employ possessive forms.