The Possessive Form Of Nouns. Singular nouns that end in s can be confusing. Possessive forms show ownership in the english language.
Possessive forms are frequently modifiers for verb forms used as nouns, or gerunds.
Simply put, possessive nouns demonstrate ownership. A possessive noun is a noun that possesses something—i.e., it has something. The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. In english, possessive words or phrases exist for nouns and most pronouns, as well as some noun phrases.
