Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-4 “Easy Questions”, question 8
He has lots of money and … two houses in the city.
(a) holds
(b) owns
(c) occupies
(d) possesses
Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-4 “Easy Questions”, answer 8
He has lots of money and owns two houses in the city.
Correct answer: (b) owns
Your answer was: [color=green]correct
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any difference between these two?
posses and own.
The main difference is that possess is more often used in a figurative sense as in possess a sense of humour and in the owning sense it is generally used in a more personal way as in everything you possess means all those things close to you. Own is essentially factual and non-personal as in owning property/shares/land.
why not “holds?”
Hi,
Can I use ‘possess’ for a chemical compound?
For example, can I say ‘This compound possesses certain properties.’
Thanks
Yes.
Great explication Alan.
I didn’t know, and i was using this word without total comprehension.
Thanks again !!