:poss   (AMR annotation guidance)

The role :poss ("possessed by") is a very general form of possession. Often used with possessive pronouns, as well as of and 's.

Example:  "The boy lost his toy."
     (l / lose-02
           :ARG0 (b / boy)
           :ARG1 (t / toy
                 :poss b))

Example:  "Whose car is this ?"
     (c / car
           :poss (a / amr-unknown)
           :domain (t / this))

Example:  "But that's not his fault."
     (c / contrast-01
           :ARG2 (f / fault-01 :polarity -
                 :ARG1 (h / he)
                 :ARG2 (t / that)))

Reifications: own-01, have-03

Do not use :poss in cases such as

Example:  "the roof of the house"
     (r / roof
           :part-of (h / house))

Example:  "a ring of gold"
     (r / ring
           :consist-of (g / gold))

Example:  "My cousin is a lawyer ."
     (l / lawyer
           :domain (p / person
                 :ARG0-of (h / have-rel-role-91
                       :ARG1 (i / i)
                       :ARG2 (c / cousin))))

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