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Possession must be a relationship between two nouns: our names for these nouns are '''possessor''' and '''possessum'''. In "Tom's sister," "Tom" is the possessor, and "sister" is the possessum. In "the music of Beethoven," "Beethoven" is the possessor, and "music" is the possessum. | Possession must be a relationship between two nouns: our names for these nouns are '''possessor''' and '''possessum'''. In "Tom's sister," "Tom" is the possessor, and "sister" is the possessum. In "the music of Beethoven," "Beethoven" is the possessor, and "music" is the possessum. | ||
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Revision as of 15:56, 10 May 2012
Possession must be a relationship between two nouns: our names for these nouns are possessor and possessum. In "Tom's sister," "Tom" is the possessor, and "sister" is the possessum. In "the music of Beethoven," "Beethoven" is the possessor, and "music" is the possessum.
This page still under construction--Elise 10:56, 10 May 2012 (CDT)