Possessive Sentence Examples

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  • He wondered if she felt as possessive of her art as he did his music.

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  • The possessive pronoun follows the object.

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  • His arm draped across her shoulder in a tender but possessive way.

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  • He met her gaze, and her body bloomed with warmth in response to the possessive gaze that swept over her from head to foot before his eyes settled on the demon.

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  • Thus, in Fijian the word luve means either a son or a daughter - one s own child, and it takes the possessive pronoun suffixed, as luvena; but the word ngone, a child, but not necessarily one's own child, takes the possessive pronoun before it, as nona ngone, his child, i.e.

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  • He might be able to live with other dogs but Jack can be a little toy possessive.

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  • As regards the pronoun, mention must be made of the non-etymological forms of the personal rn/rn and of the feminine possessive minha, where the second n has been brought in by the initial nasal.

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  • Reported problems include obsessive/compulsive behaviors, depression, temper tantrums and violent outbursts, and tendencies to be argumentative, oppositional, rigid, manipulative, possessive, and stubborn.

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  • Was this an extremely brave thing to do in the sense that writers tend to be quite possessive of their work?

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  • Which possessive pronouns can you see in the article?

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  • Like your friends dog, some pets become very possessive of their owner and try to keep constant guard over her.

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  • She yielded, fitting against him in a way that made him more possessive of her petite frame and fiery spirit.

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  • He returned her gaze, steadying her with a possessive hand on her hip.

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  • He pulled her into his lap, his possessive touch and warmth soothing her.

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  • Well, he is possessive – and moody.

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  • Or at least on the possessive individualism which characterizes the liberal theories of human rights.

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  • Do not let your dog become possessive of toys.

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  • The monk warns him about becoming too possessive in regard to her.

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  • Gerald is very possessive about his clothes, which he did not like surrendering to the washing machine.

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  • He had become so possessive I wasn't allowed to go out with friends or to visit family.

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  • Avoid possessive behavior, like checking up on her between dates and quizzing her about who she is seeing.

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  • While it is understandable that you are excited about a new relationship, possessive behavior can be construed as controlling.

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  • Linda Goodman's moon in Scorpio made her intense, possessive and emotionally deep.

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  • Women with this placement often feel vulnerable or possessive, and can sometimes feel emotionally dependent.

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  • He expects the same from you and can get quite possessive if he suspects you aren't being entirely honest with him.

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  • At times, Capricorn's instinct to protect may tend toward the possessive; this can cause conflict in relationships.

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  • A Scorpio in love can be jealous and possessive.

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  • Aries can be a jealous and possessive lover, which may be stressful for a free spirit like Aquarius.

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  • A child that was previously happy to share toys can get fiercely possessive.

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  • He grew more controlling as the days progressed, more possessive and erratic.

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  • Josh was possessive - he always had been.

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  • I saw on TV that some serial killers are possessive and do these sorts of things.

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  • Iain Connell, Uk I do not agree with dropping the possessive apostrophe.

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  • The regular plural inflection, and the genitive possessive inflection of nouns follow exactly the same pattern.

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  • This was famine land, yet he didn't get possessive about the wells being his by right of hard work!

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  • Apart from being slightly possessive about her bed she is good with other dogs.

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  • Commoners are fiercely possessive of their rights and their commons, and know them well.

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  • I feel quite possessive about these works because I once set four of them to music.

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  • Being possessive of you and discouraging you from making other friends.

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  • My webpage does not cover the topic of possessive plural nouns.

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  • If you become too needy or possessive, you'll turn him off.

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  • Well, he is possessive – and moody.

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