Possessive adjectives describe to whom or to what something belongs. There is one possessive adjective for each grammatical person.
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Singular | Plural | ||||
subject | possessive adjective |
subject | possessive adjective |
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1st per. | I | my | we | our | |
2nd per. | you | your | you | your | |
3rd per. | he she it |
his her its |
they | their |
The possessive adjective is used directly in front of a noun with no article.
my brother |
my sister |
my parents |
Possessive adjectives do not change according to the number of items belonging to the person.
singular noun | plural noun | |
his book | his books | |
her book | her books |
Its is the possessive adjective for things. Note that there is no apostrophe: difference between its and it’s.
The hotel is new. Its vestibule is large. |
The hotel is new. Its rooms are expensive. |
With a list of things belonging to the same person, only use one possessive adjective.
his brother and sister |
my mother and father |
our tables, chairs, and lamps |
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