Possessive Adjectives

According to the website, https://writingexplained.org possessive adjectives are modifiers. They modify nouns, and the way they modify nouns is by showing ownership over them.

Adjective Possessives – Characteristics

1. Define a noun.
2. They are placed before the noun.
3. They can’t be used alone.

• my house
• your car
• his shirt
• her Money
• our trip
• their kids

Possessive Nouns

Possessive nouns ( ‘S ) also modify the noun by giving possession.

• Aline’s car
• Jason’s job
• Steven’s problem
• The dog’s house
• The Greens‘ party

If you need to review the possessive case or genitive case click here.

We can use both forms, adjective possessive or possessive nouns to talk about possession:

• Aline’s car = her car
• Jason’s job = his job
• Steven and Glen’s problem = their problem
• The dog’s house = its house
• The Green’s party = their party

WH question – Whose

We use the word question “Whose” when we want to know to whom something belongs to.

Whose car is it?

I want to know who is the owner of the car. We can answer this question in two different ways:

It’s Eva’s car.

It’s her car.

More examples:

Whose laptop is it?

It’s Michael’s laptop. = It’s his laptop.

Whose keys are they?

They are Sally’s keys. = They are her keys.

Whose boxes are those?

They are the students’ boxes. = They are their box!

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