A: Whose phone is this?
B: It isn't mine.
Possessive Adjectives
Possessive adjectives are not pronouns, but they are important to learn before studying Possessive Pronouns below. Possessive Adjectives are used before nouns to identify the owner of something:
- my + noun
- your + noun
- his + noun
- her + noun
- its + noun
- our + noun
- their + noun
What is your name?
Jeff gave me his phone number.
I can't use my computer because its keyboard is broken.
Our classroom isn't very big.
Of & 's
Possessive adjectives are similar to using 's with nouns to show possession:
- Jeff's phone number = his phone number
- My computer's keyboard = its keyboard
- Jennifer's apartment = her apartment
- Steve and Pat's teacher = their teacher
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