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    This document provides information about possessive adjectives in English grammar. It defines possessive adjectives as words like "my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their" that modify nouns to show possession. Examples are given of possessive adjectives being used correctly, such as "I'll get my bag" and incorrectly confused with possessive pronouns, like "your bike is blue." The differences between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns are explained. Things to remember about possessive adjectives vs contractions are also outlined. A review chart compares various types of personal pronouns like subject, possessive adjective, possessive pronoun, and reflexive pronoun forms.

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    This document provides information about possessive adjectives in English grammar. It defines possessive adjectives as words like "my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their" that modify nouns to show possession. Examples are given of possessive adjectives being used correctly, such as "I'll get my bag" and incorrectly confused with possessive pronouns, like "your bike is blue." The differences between possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns are explained. Things to remember about possessive adjectives vs contractions are also outlined. A review chart compares various types of personal pronouns like subject, possessive adjective, possessive pronoun, and reflexive pronoun forms.

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    PossessiveAdjectives

    Whatarepossessiveadjectives?
    Possessiveadjectivesmy,your,his,her,its,our,your,theirmodifythenounfollowingitinordertoshow
    possession.
    Examples:
    I'llgetmybag.
    Isthisyourluggage?
    Possessiveadjectivesareoftenconfusedwithpossessivepronouns.
    Examples:
    Yourbikeisblue.(yourisanadjectivewhichmodifiesbike)
    Mineisyellow.(mineisapronounwhichfunctionsasthesubjectoftheverbis)

    Examples
    SubjectPronouns

    you he she it we you they

    PossessiveAdjectives my your his her its our your their


    Examples:
    Whydidn'tyoucleanyourroom?

    Whydidn'tyoucleanyourroom?
    (yourmodifiesthenounroom)
    Marydoesn'tlikeherdress.
    (hermodifiesthenoundress)
    Thechameleoncanchangeitscolor.
    (itsmodifiesthenouncolor)

    Herhairislong.Hishairisshort

    Thingstoremember:
    1.Possessiveadjectivesaredifferentfrompossessivepronouns.
    Thisisyour(possessiveadjective)bookandthisismine(possessivepronoun).
    2.its,theirarepossessiveadjectives.
    Itscolorisbeautiful.
    Theircarisintheirgarage.
    3.it's,they'reandtherearenotpossessiveadjectivesitsisacontractionofitisorithasthey'reisacontractionof
    theyarethereisanadverbofplace.
    It'snotmybook=Itisnotmybook.
    Myhouseisbig.It'sgotfivebedrooms=Ithasgotfivebedrooms.
    NancyandAlanarefromNewYork.They'remyfriends=Theyaremyfriends.
    Please,putthechairthere.(adverb)
    Youmayalsobeinterestedin:
    possessivepronouns,
    objectpronouns,
    subjectpronouns,
    andreflexivepronouns.

    Review:
    Personalpronouns Possessiveadjectives Possessivepronouns Reflexivepronouns Objectpronouns
    I

    my

    mine

    myself

    me

    you

    your

    yours

    yourself

    you

    he

    his

    his

    himself

    him

    she

    her

    hers

    herself

    her

    it

    its

    its

    itself

    it

    we

    our

    ours

    ourselves

    us

    you

    your

    yours

    yourselves

    you

    they

    their

    theirs

    themselves

    them

    Listentothepossessiveadjectivespoem.
    Exerciseonpossessiveadjectives.
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