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Possessive Adjective Examples



Possessive Adjective - Glossary of Terms



Glossary of grammatical terms
Possessive Adjectives

The possessive adjectives are the words my, your, his, her, its, our and their.  They are used to indicate who (or what) owns something.

Examples:

Take his spoon and put it by your plate.
She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon. (Groucho Marx)
It only wants its ball. (Note: There is no apostrophe in the possessive adjective itsIt's is short for it is or it has.)

Interactive example:
 
My head goes woozy when you climb your ladder. [show me the possessive adjectives]
 
There is no apostrophe in the possessive adjective its. 

Its has nothing to do with it's, which is short for it is or it has
.

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