Grammar

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 Greensparty

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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