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Today we're going to talk about possessive adjectives.
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Remember that an adjective is a word or set of words that modifies In other words describes a noun or
pronoun.
Note that adjectives may come before or after the word they modify Zinn the example over here.
This is a cute cat.
The adjective cute modifies or describes the noun cats and it comes before the noun and in the sentence.
This cat is cute.
The adjective cute again modifies or describes the noun cat.
But it comes after the noun
now limiting adjectives helped to define or limits a noun or pronoun by telling which one what kind
or how many.
Have a look at the example B No this sandwich is delicious.
This is a limiting adjective and it tells us which sandwich is delicious
now in this category.
There are possessive adjectives and they modify the noun following it in order to show possession these
adjectives are my your his her its our and their having.
Look at the example below.
I told my friend that I like someone.
Then she told that to her friend and that friend told that to his friend and now everyone knows everything.
Note that the possessive adjective my modifies the noun friend and it comes before the noun it modifies
in the possessive adjective her modifies the noun following it which is friend and his modifies the
noun friends.
Now let's have a look at the table below in the first person singular.
The subject is I object.
Me the possessive adjective is my as in my cats possessive pronoun mine in the second person singular
you subject object you possessive adjective your your cats possessive pronoun yours third person singular
subject he she or it object him her or its possessive adjective his his cat her her cat its its cat
the possessive pronoun his hers its first person plural subject we object US possessive adjective our
our cat possessive pronoun ours second person plural subject they object then possessive adjective.
They're their cat possessive pronoun theirs.
Third person plural subject you object you possessive adjective your your cat possessive pronoun yours.
Note that the possessive adjectives need to acquaint the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed
however the verb that is used needs to be in agreement with the noun.
Have a look at the examples below.
She has a boyfriend her boyfriend is very kind.
Note that the possessive adjective her is in agreement with what is possessed which is boyfriend and
the noun boyfriend is in agreement with the verb is and in the sentence Peter likes to cook his cooking
skills are great.
Note the deeper sense of adjective his is in agreement with what is possessed which is skills in the
noun skills is in agreement with the verb are
remember that possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns have a look at the examples
below your car is black your in the sentence is an adjective which modifies the word car and in this
sentence mine is white mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the sentence
also remember not to confuse its and its with an apostrophe it is the possessive adjective for its and
its is a contraction of it is have a look at the examples below it is a beautiful day.
It's a beautiful day both sentences are the same they have the same meaning only difference it is the
contraction of it is
but in the sentence the dog was wiggling its tail its is the possessive adjective for its and it modifies
the dog's tail
also remember not to confuse their and their there is the possessive adjective for they and there is
a contraction of say ah it's in the example over here they are best friends same thing as their best
friends but in the sentence I want to see their performance there is the possessive adjective for they
and modifies the noun following it performance.