Possessive Adjective W2


A possessive adjective is used to show the object following it belongs to someone or something.

The words showing possession are his, her, my, your, its, their and ours.

To show that 'I have a pencil' , we can use the possessive adjective 'my'.
Example: This is my pencil.
This shows that the pencil belongs to me.  The possessive adjective must be followed by a noun.

Here are the nouns and their possessive adjectives: