possessive Who acts: Possessive, Possessive words, something, word, possessive apostrophe, coat · What happens: mean, want, keep, not want, share, show · To what, where: something, yourself, your, form, Mia, possessive pronouns · Speech: someone speaks here
«possessive» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: possessive in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Possessive means wanting to keep something or someone all to yourself and not wanting to share.
The tree, 16 words nsubj ccomp mark xcomp obj cc conj advmod case obl cc advmod conj mark xcomp punct root Possessive NOUN means VERB wanting VERB to PART keep VERB something PRON or CCONJ someone PRON all ADV to ADP yourself PRON and CCONJ not PART wanting VERB to PART share VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Possessive possessive NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 wanting want VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 to to PART _ 5 keep mark 5 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wanting xcomp 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 keep obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 someone cc 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 something conj 9 all all ADV _ 11 yourself advmod 10 to to ADP _ 11 yourself case 11 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 5 keep obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 wanting cc 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 wanting advmod 14 wanting want VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 wanting conj 15 to to PART _ 16 share mark 16 share share VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 wanting xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Possessive vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 keep not said to happen to-infinitive something yourself vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 4 not want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 5 share not said to happen to-infinitive tree rules
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
Possessive words show that something belongs to someone, such as «my», «your», «his», «hers», «its», «our», «their», or a noun with an apostrophe and s, like «Sam's».
The tree, 28 words amod nsubj mark nsubj ccomp case obl punct case fixed punct acl:relcl punct punct punct obj punct punct punct nsubj punct punct punct ccomp punct punct punct nmod:poss punct punct punct obj punct punct punct obj punct punct cc det ccomp case det nmod cc conj punct case punct appos case punct punct root Possessive ADJ words NOUN show VERB that SCONJ something PRON belongs VERB to ADP someone PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP « PUNCT my PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT your PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT his PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT hers PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT its PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT our PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT their PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET noun NOUN with ADP an DET apostrophe NOUN and CCONJ s NOUN , PUNCT like ADP « PUNCT Sam PROPN 's PART » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos 2 words amod 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 show nsubj 3 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 6 belongs mark 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 belongs nsubj 6 belongs belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 show ccomp 7 to to ADP _ 8 someone case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 belongs obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 my punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 my case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 my punct 13 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 someone acl:relcl 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 my punct 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 your punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 your punct 17 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 show obj 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 your punct 19 , , PUNCT _ 25 hers punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 21 his punct 21 his his PRON Gender=Masc Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 hers nsubj 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 his punct 23 , , PUNCT _ 25 hers punct 24 « « PUNCT _ 25 hers punct 25 hers her PRON Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 show ccomp 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 hers punct 27 , , PUNCT _ 33 our punct 28 « « PUNCT _ 29 its punct 29 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 33 our nmod:poss 30 » » PUNCT _ 29 its punct 31 , , PUNCT _ 33 our punct 32 « « PUNCT _ 33 our punct 33 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 show obj 34 » » PUNCT _ 33 our punct 35 , , PUNCT _ 37 their punct 36 « « PUNCT _ 37 their punct 37 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 show obj 38 » » PUNCT _ 37 their punct 39 , , PUNCT _ 42 noun punct 40 or or CCONJ _ 42 noun cc 41 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 42 noun det 42 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 3 show ccomp 43 with with ADP _ 45 apostrophe case 44 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 45 apostrophe det 45 apostrophe apostrophe NOUN Number=Sing 42 noun nmod 46 and and CCONJ _ 47 s cc 47 s s NOUN Number=Sing 45 apostrophe conj 48 , , PUNCT _ 51 Sam punct 49 like like ADP _ 51 Sam case 50 « « PUNCT _ 51 Sam punct 51 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 45 apostrophe appos 52 's 's PART _ 51 Sam case 53 » » PUNCT _ 51 Sam punct 54 . . PUNCT _ 3 show punct
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1 show present Possessive words your tree rules 2 belong present something to someone vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: noun, grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
The possessive is the form of a word that shows owning.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp punct root The DET possessive NOUN is AUX the DET form NOUN of ADP a DET word NOUN that PRON shows VERB owning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 possessive det 2 possessive possessive NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 form cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 form det 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 word case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 word det 8 word word NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 shows nsubj 10 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 word acl:relcl 11 owning own VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 shows xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 form punct
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1 is a present the possessive the form of a word tree rules 2 show present a word vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 own gerund a word not said here vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
Example 1 The possessive apostrophe in «Mia's coat» shows the coat belongs to Mia.
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj case punct nmod:poss case nmod punct det nsubj ccomp case obl punct root The DET possessive ADJ apostrophe NOUN in ADP « PUNCT Mia PROPN 's PART coat NOUN » PUNCT shows VERB the DET coat NOUN belongs VERB to ADP Mia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 apostrophe det 2 possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 apostrophe amod 3 apostrophe apostrophe NOUN Number=Sing 10 shows nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 8 coat case 5 « « PUNCT _ 8 coat punct 6 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 8 coat nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 Mia case 8 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 3 apostrophe nmod 9 » » PUNCT _ 3 apostrophe punct 10 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 coat det 12 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 13 belongs nsubj 13 belongs belong VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 shows ccomp 14 to to ADP _ 15 Mia case 15 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 13 belongs obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 shows punct
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1 show present the possessive apostrophe in Mia's coat vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 belong present the coat Mia vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Example 2 «Mine», «yours» and «theirs» are possessive pronouns.
The tree, 7 words punct nsubj punct punct punct conj punct cc punct conj punct cop amod punct root « PUNCT Mine PRON » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT yours PRON » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT theirs PRON » PUNCT are AUX possessive ADJ pronouns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Mine punct 2 Mine my PRON Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 pronouns nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Mine punct 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 yours punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 yours punct 6 yours your PRON Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 Mine conj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 yours punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 theirs cc 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 theirs punct 10 theirs their PRON Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 yours conj 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 theirs punct 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 pronouns cop 13 possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos 14 pronouns amod 14 pronouns pronoun NOUN Number=Plur root root 15 . . PUNCT _ 14 pronouns punct
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1 is a present Mine possessive pronouns tree rules
Example 3 My dog gets very possessive about his ball.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON dog NOUN gets VERB very ADV possessive ADJ about ADP his PRON ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 gets nsubj 3 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 very very ADV _ 5 possessive advmod 5 possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gets xcomp 6 about about ADP _ 8 ball case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 ball nmod:poss 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 5 possessive obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gets punct
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1 get present My dog possessive property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 She was possessive of her new felt-tip pens.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss amod compound punct compound nmod punct root She PRON was AUX possessive NOUN of ADP her PRON new ADJ felt NOUN - PUNCT tip NOUN pens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 possessive nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 possessive cop 3 possessive possessive NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 10 pens case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 pens nmod:poss 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 pens amod 7 felt felt NOUN Number=Sing 9 tip compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 felt punct 9 tip tip NOUN Number=Sing 10 pens compound 10 pens pen NOUN Number=Plur 3 possessive nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 possessive punct
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1 is a past She possessive of her new tip pens tree rules
Example 5 Add an apostrophe to make the possessive: the children's toys.
det obj mark advcl det obj punct det nmod:poss case conj punct root Add VERB an DET apostrophe NOUN to PART make VERB the DET possessive NOUN : PUNCT the DET children NOUN 's PART toys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Add add VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 apostrophe det 3 apostrophe apostrophe NOUN Number=Sing 1 Add obj 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Add advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 possessive det 7 possessive possessive NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 toys punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 children det 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 12 toys nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 children case 12 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 7 possessive conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Add punct
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1 add speech: assert imperative you not said here a apostrophe vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apostrophe=Patient 2 make to-infinitive you not said here the possessive and the children's toys vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset possessive=Product
Example 6 A possessive friend may not like you having other friends.
det amod nsubj aux advmod obj xcomp amod obj punct root A DET possessive ADJ friend NOUN may AUX not PART like VERB you PRON having VERB other ADJ friends NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 friend det 2 possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 friend amod 3 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 6 like nsubj 4 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 like aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 like advmod 6 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 like obj 8 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 like xcomp 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 friends amod 10 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 8 having obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 like punct
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1 not like may a possessive friend you tree rules 2 have not said to happen gerund a possessive friend not said here other friends vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Patient
Example 7 «Its» is possessive, but «it's» means «it is».
The tree, 9 words punct nmod:poss punct cop punct cc punct nsubj cop punct parataxis punct nsubj ccomp punct punct root « PUNCT Its PRON » PUNCT is AUX possessive ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ « PUNCT it PRON 's AUX » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT it PRON is VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Its punct 2 Its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 possessive nmod:poss 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Its punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 possessive cop 5 possessive possessive ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 means punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 12 means cc 8 « « PUNCT _ 10 's punct 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 's nsubj 10 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 means cop 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 's punct 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 possessive parataxis 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 is punct 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 is nsubj 15 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 means ccomp 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 is punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 possessive punct
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1 is present possessive property tree rules 2 is present mean property tree rules 3 be in a quote present it vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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