99+ Examples of Possessive Nouns

Possessive Nouns examples: Possessive nouns, as the name suggests, a names given to the type of nouns that talk about ownership. They become plural nouns by adding an apostrophe at the end of the noun and not an ‘s’. However, they do not indicate literal ownership. Some common examples of possessive nouns include employees’, student’s, team’s, love’s, Canada’s etc. In this blog, you will find several examples of possessive nouns that will give you a better understanding.

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What are Possessive Nouns?

A possessive noun is considered to be a special form of a noun which is used to indicate ownership. In a sentence, a possessive noun is indicated wherein the owner (possessor) or something usually comes right before another noun representing what they own. Possessive nouns are indicated with an apostrophe (‘) and an ‘s’ at the end of the singular noun. 

Example: 

• Peter’s toy car. 
• Employees’ uniforms

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99+ Examples of Possessive Nouns

As discussed above, possessive nouns when included in sentences talk about ownership. However, they are more than that. Here are 99+ examples of all the possessive nouns which will help you gain an understanding.

Singular Possessive Noun

Dog’s	Cat’s
Doctor’s	Sister’s
Teacher’s	Student’s
Car’s	Book’s
Child’s	Friend’s
Country’s	Parent’s
Elephant’s	President’s
Brother’s	House’s
City’s	Farmer’s
Writer’s	Lawyer’s
Bird’s	Mountain’s
Ocean’s	Sun’s
Moon’s	Business’s

Plural Possessive Noun

Dog’s collars	Cat’s toys
Student’s books	Teacher’s desks
Birds’ nest	House’s roofs
Cars’ tires	Children’s toys
Horses’ stable	Parents’ advice
Countries’ borders	Employees’ benefits
Friends’ opinions	Siblings’ room
Trees’ branches	Gardens’ flowers
Workers’ uniforms	Teams’ strategies
Players’ skills	Lawyers’ cases
Restaurants’s menus	Artists’ paintings
Athletes’ achievements	Nurses’ duties
Employees’ duties	Coaches’ decisions

Possessive for Multiple Nouns

The students’ books	The cats’ toys
The teachers’ lounge	The dogs’ leashes
The parents’ meeting	The cars’ engines
The employees’ uniforms	The houses’ roofs
The friends’ plans	The countries’ borders
The siblings’ bedrooms	The artists’ paintings
The computers’ screens	The athletes’ achievements
The companies’ profits	The musicians’ instruments
The birds’ nests	The workers’ tools
The neighbors’ gardens	The actors’ performances
The chefs’ recipes	The students’ backpacks
The writers’ ideas	The teams’ strategies
The children’s toys	The employees’ benefits

Hyphenated and Compound Possessive Nouns

Mother-in-law’s car	Editor-in-chief’s decision
Attorney-at-law’s office	Maid-of-honor’s dress
Secretory-of-state’s announcement	Son-in-law’s job
Commander-in-chief’s strategy	President-elect’s speech
Mother-of-pearl’s shine	Sister-in-law’s advice
Daughter-in-law’s responsibility	Attorney general’s opinion
Brother-in-law’s birthday	Commander-in-chief’s authority
Editor-in-chief’s role	Father-in-law’s garden
Man-of-war’s capabilities	Son-in-law’s dedication
Attorney-at-law’s expertise	Surgeon-general’s report
Secretory-of-state’s visit	Daughter-in-law’s kindness
Commander-in-chief’s address	Mother-of-pearl’s lustre
Attorney-general’s decision	Sister-in-law’s support

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