Possessive nouns

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New2grammar  #299225  Thu, 30 Nov 06 02:32 PM

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 ***'s movies" or "Jamie *** movies"

  
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Marius Hancu  #299229  Thu, 30 Nov 06 02:40 PM
You need the article:

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Boosted by a magnificent endowment. gift from the Jordan family, two major. foundation grants, a record-breaking. Annual Fund drive, and 20 new en ...

  
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New2grammar  #299241  Thu, 30 Nov 06 03:03 PM

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?

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Cindy and Michael's family were joined by 500 other mourners including former President Ronald Reagan

  
Anonymous  #299268  Thu, 30 Nov 06 04:22 PM
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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