Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the sense of relationship than ownership.
Use objects when referring to ownership.
Use the form: Possessive pronoun + object + verb To Be + rest of the sentence
- My toys are cool.
- Your phone is amazing.
- His car is fast.
- My girlfriend is the best.
- His father is tall.
- Their kids are playful.
Ownership: My dog is sick.
* Use to express relationship or ownership.
Subjects pronouns: I, You, He, She, It, We, They
Possessive adjectives: My, Your, His, Her, Its, Our, Their
Examples:
- I have a car.
- My car is nice
- You have a shirt.
- Your shirt is blue.
- He has a house.
- His house is new.
- She has a cat.
- Her cat is hungry.
- It has a color.
- Its color is vibrant.
- We have a meeting.
- Our meeting is one hour long.
- They have the tickets.
- Their tickets are cheap.
All adjectives in English are always located directly in front of the noun they refer to. (Possessive Adjective + Noun)
We do not include an S to the adjective when the noun is plural like in many other languages.
Examples:
- Our plants are healthy. (Correct)
- Ours plants are healthy. (Incorrect)