Possessive Adjectives in English Grammar

Possessive Adjectives

What are Possessive Adjectives?

• Modify nouns to show ownership or possession
• Indicate that something belongs to someone or something else

Types of Possessive Adjectives:

• My: used to describe something belonging to the speaker
  • Example: "My book is on the table."
• Your: used to describe something belonging to the listener or reader
  • Example: "Your car is very nice."
• His: used to describe something belonging to a male person or animal
  • Example: "His dog is very friendly."
• Her: used to describe something belonging to a female person or animal
  • Example: "Her hair is very long."
• Its: used to describe something belonging to an animal or thing
  • Example: "The cat chases its tail."

Key Points:

• Possessive adjectives always come before the noun they modify
• They agree with the possessor, not the possessed
• They are used to describe nouns, not pronouns

Examples:

• "My sister is very smart." (Here, "my" describes the sister)
• "This is his book." (Here, "his" describes the book)
• "That is her car." (Here, "her" describes the car)

Possessive Adjectives

Definition and Function

• Modify nouns to show ownership or possession
• Indicate that something belongs to someone or something else

Types of Possessive Adjectives

• My: used to describe something belonging to the speaker
• Your: used to describe something belonging to the listener or reader
• His: used to describe something belonging to a male person or animal
• Her: used to describe something belonging to a female person or animal
• Its: used to describe something belonging to an animal or thing

Key Points

• Possessive adjectives always come before the noun they modify
• They agree with the possessor, not the possessed
• They are used to describe nouns, not pronouns

Examples

• "My" describes the sister in "My sister is very smart"
• "His" describes the book in "This is his book"
• "Her" describes the car in "That is her car"