I Possessive Noun Writing Exercise A possessive noun shows ownership of something. Directions: Rewrite each of the phrases below so that it means the same thing but uses a possessive noun instead of a prepositional phrase, Review the example item first, then work through the numbered items. Example: the hat of the man 1. the book of the teacher 2. the garden of my aunt 3. the house of my friend 4. the stripes of the zebra 5. the car of my sister 6. the bottle of the baby 7. the medicine of my mother 8. the socks of my brother 9, the roof of the house 10. the signature of the buyer the man's hat 1​