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New2grammar Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

possessive nouns

Should the sentences below use possessive nouns or non-possessive nouns? and why?

1) "This is a gift from Jordan's family." or "This is a gift from Jordan family." (assuming Jordan is the last name. e.g., Michael Jordan)

2) "Jamie Foxx's movies" or "Jamie Foxx movies"
  

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pdf Boosted by a magnificent endowment. gift from the Jordan family , two major. foundation grants, a record-breaking.

— Marius Hancu

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You need the article:

http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/give/pdf/76690_NEC_News.pdf


Boosted by a magnificent endowment. gift from the Jordan family, two major. foundation grants, a record-breaking. Annual Fund drive, and
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But in the article below, it uses possessive noun (Michael's family). Does it mean that possessive noun is allowed when using the first name but not the last name?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Landon

Cindy and Michael's family
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If by re-arranging the word order you can put an "of" in to replace the apostrophe then you should use the possessive. So another way of saying it is
This is a gift from the family of Jordan, though in this one you would probably put in the Firstname too.

The only time you don't put in an apostrophe is when you use pronouns. So his, hers and its DO NOT have apostrophes.
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