Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) come before a noun to show who owns it. They never change for singular or plural nouns.

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Level A1 Pronouns

Summary

Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their) come before a noun to show who owns it. They never change for singular or plural nouns.

possessive adjective + noun

Examples

Common mistakes

• Confusing 'its' (possessive) with 'it's' (it is).
• Saying 'their' when the owner is one person, e.g. 'John forgot their bag' for a single male, instead of 'his bag'.

Related

Possessive Pronouns Possessive 's Subject and Object Pronouns

More pronouns

Subject and Object Pronouns A1

Subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) do the action; object pronouns (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) receive it. The form depends on the pronoun's job in the sentence.

Possessive Pronouns A2

Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs) replace a noun completely, so no noun follows them. They show ownership while avoiding repetition.

Reflexive Pronouns B1

Reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) refer back to the subject when the subject and object are the same person or thing.

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