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Possessive Adjectives
Concept sheet | English Language Arts
Grade
3-6
| Secondary
1
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Possessive adjectives are used to indicate ownership of a noun. Just like possessive pronouns, they indicate the person, the gender and the number.
Possessive adjectives are also known as possessive determiners.
The possessive adjectives are:
|
Possessive |
Examples |
Possessive pronouns |
|
|
my |
This is my paintbrush. |
 |
This is mine. |
|
your |
Is this your painting? |
 |
Is this yours? |
|
his |
This is his design. |
 |
This is his*. |
|
her |
Is this her cat? |
 |
Is this hers? |
|
its |
Look at its eyes! |
 |
X No possessive pronoun. |
|
our |
This is our workshop. |
 |
The workshop is ours. |
|
your |
This is your mess. |
 |
This is yours. |
|
their |
This is their exhibition. |
 |
This exhibition is theirs. |