1) What are possessive adjectives?
Possessive adjectives are 'My', 'Your', 'His', 'Her', 'Its', 'Our', 'Your' and 'Their'. They tell us who things belong to.
Example:
Mary likes her skirt.
2) Use
❖ We use possessive adjectives before nouns to determine who own something.
- My: for one or more things that belong to me.
Examples:
My book is green.
My books are green.
- Your: for one or more things that belong to you.
Examples:
Your pen is blue.
Your pens are blue.
- His: for one or more things that belong to him.
Examples:
His watch is small.
His watches are small.
- Her: for one or more things that belong to her.
Examples:
Her dog is orange.
Her dogs are orange.
- Its: for one or more things that belong to an animal or an object.
Examples:
Its ball is green.
Its balls are green.
- Our: for one or more things that belong to us.
Examples:
Our ball is black and white.
Our balls are black and white.
- Your: for one or more things that belong to you.
Examples:
Your ball is black and white.
Your balls are black and white.
- Their: for one or more things that belong to them.
Examples:
Their ball is black and white.
Their balls are black and white.