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Possessive adjectives are used to indicate ownership of a noun. Just like possessive pronouns, they indicate the person, the gender and the number.


Possessive adjectives are also known as possessive determiners.

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Possessive
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my

This is my paintbrush.

Possessive adjective: my mine.

This is mine.
mine = my paintbrush

your

Is this your painting?

Singular possessive adjective: your.

Is this yours?
yours = your painting

his

This is his design.

Possessive adjective: his.

This is his*.
his* = his design
*The possessive adjective and the possessive pronoun are the same in this person.

her

Is this her cat?

Possessive adjective: her.

Is this hers?
hers = her cat

its

Look at its eyes!

Possessive adjective: its.

X No possessive pronoun.

our

This is our workshop.

Possessive adjective: our.

The workshop is ours.
ours = our workshop

your

This is your mess.

Plural possessive adjective: your.

This is yours.
yours = your mess

their

This is their exhibition.

Possessive adjective their.

This exhibition is theirs.
theirs = their exhibition

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Yayoi, the character used in the examples, was inspired by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. To learn more about her colourful life and work, visit the Yayoi Kusama Museum website.

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