Possessive Adjective
Possessive Adjectives
Definition:
Possessive adjectives are words used to show ownership or a relationship between someone or something with another noun. These words are always followed by a noun and indicate that something belongs to the subject.
Possessive Adjectives Chart:
Subject Pronoun | Possessive Adjective | Example |
---|---|---|
I | my | This is my book. |
You | your | Is that your pen? |
He | his | His car is very fast. |
She | her | Her bag is on the table. |
It | its | The cat is licking its paw. |
We | our | Our house is near the park. |
They | their | Their children are playing outside. |
Key Points:
- Possessive adjectives are always used before nouns and show that something belongs to the subject.
- Possessive adjectives are different from possessive pronouns. Possessive adjectives must be followed by a noun, while possessive pronouns do not need a noun after them.
- Possessive adjective: "This is my book."
- Possessive pronoun: "This book is mine."
- For the pronoun it, the possessive adjective is its (no apostrophe). "It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has," not a possessive form.
- Possessive: "The dog wagged its tail."
- Contraction: "It's raining outside."
More Examples:
- My - "I have a bicycle. My bicycle is red."
- Your - "Is this your umbrella?"
- His - "John lost his wallet."
- Her - "Sita is looking for her keys."
- Its - "The bird is in its nest."
- Our - "This is our project."
- Their - "Their team won the game."
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective:
- I have a dog. ___ name is Max.
- She is reading a book. ___ book is very interesting.
- They are at school. ___ teacher is very nice.
- We love ___ house.
- He lost ___ phone yesterday.
Answer Key:
- 1. my
- 2. her
- 3. their
- 4. our
- 5. his