What’s a Possessive Adjective?
A possessive adjective (or ‘possessive determiner’, both words mean the same) is an adjective that expresses ”belonging-to”, or “possession”:
- If you have a brother, he’s your brother.
- If Sheila’s got glasses, they’re her glasses.
In English, the gender and number of the ‘possessor/-s’ determine the form of the possessive adjective. It sounds complicated, but it isn’t:
There is one possessive adjective for each subject pronoun.
Find exercises for possessive adjectives here.
What’s a Possessive Pronoun?
A determiner goes before a noun; a pronoun replaces a noun. So:
- This is my car -it’s mine.
- This is your car -it’s yours.
- This is his car -it’s his.
- This is her car -it’s hers.
- This is its car -it’s its.
- This is our car -it’s ours.
- This is your car -it’s yours.
- This is their car -it’s theirs.
Find exercises for possessive pronouns here.
