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possessive Adjective

Possessive adjective is an adjective that describes ownership .


How to use possessive adjective are : Possessive noun + ajective
Subejct Possessive Adjective
I My
You Your
we our
they their
she her
he his
it its
example :
my book ( my book )
your pen ( pen you )
our bag ( purse )
their parents ( their parents )
her dog ( the dog )
his cat ( cat )
its food ( makananya )
noun possessive adjective can be entered after the singular / singular , plural /
plural , objects that can be counted / countable nouns , or things that can not
be calculated / uncountable noun .
Possessive adjective is the kind of adjectives , because the possessive adjective
describes a noun afterwards . Actually posessive adjective used to replace a
possessive noun when referencenya known. Consider the example below ;
Toni's book - His book
Shinta 's book - her book
The children's book - their book .
The word " toni 's book " is a possessive noun , and can be replaced with a
possessive adjective "his book " . you and the other person when you say "his
book " means you and the other person you have to know that the book
belongs to Toni , though not using the possessive noun ( Toni 's book ) .
to create possessive nouns , we have to add " ' s / ' " after the name
Toni's book
Robi 's pen
My mother 's house
The children's teacher
My parent 's stove

When making possessive noun by using the person's name that ends in "s " ,
then it could add " ' s " . example :
Charles 's house
Denis 's pen
If the object is plural ending in " s " , to make the possessive nounnya with "
' " , not " ' s "
example :
My sisters ' book
The parents ' house
The cats ' food
The students ' teacher
If the object is an irregular plural / plural nouns irrigular , then we have to
add " ' s "
example :
The children's teacher
the men's pen
The women 's parents
people 's food
the mice 's cage
Other examples :
Dina 's pencil = her pencil
John 's wife = his wife
The students ' teacher = their teacher
Chris 's pen = his pen
The mice 's cage = their cage
The cat 's food = its food
Toni's and Robin 's book = their book
Example in the sentence
Toni and Joe are in the bedroom . Their mother is cooking in the kitchen .
I do not bring my book .
Do you love your mother ?
Anton hates his cat .
Toni and Tono sleep in their cousin 's house .
Toni's bag is new .
The teacher 's students are lazy .

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