
Possessive adjectives show ownership or belonging. They go before a noun to tell whose it is.
| Subjective Case | Objective Case | Possessive Adj | Possessive Pro | Reflective Pro | Emphatic Pro |
| I | me | my | mine | myself | myself |
| We | us | our | ours | ourselves | ourselves |
| You | you | your | yours | yourself/ yourselves | yourself/ yourselves |
| He | him | his | his | himself | himself |
| She | her | her | her | herself | herself |
| It | its | its | – | itself | itself |
| They | them | their | theirs | themselves | themselves |
Possessive adjective + noun = Noun Phrase (Working as subject, object & complement in a sentence)
Examples:
My book
Our playground
Your friend
His father
Her uncle
its smell
Their studies
Example Sentences:
- My book is on the table.
- Your car is very clean.
- His hat is new.
- Her bag is beautiful.
- The cat is licking its paw.
- Our school has a big playground.
- Their house is near the park.
- Our teachers always motivate us to do better.
- All children must bring their lunchboxes.
- His behavior surprised everyone in the meeting.
- Her advice helped me solve the issue.
- The dog wagged its tail when it saw the owner.
- My parents are visiting their friends this evening.
- Her performance in the meeting impressed her colleagues and senior managers.
- His dedication to the project earned him the title of Employee of the Year.
- Our country needs citizens who care about its future.
- The students shared their ideas and defended their opinions confidently.
- My perspective has changed after reading your book.
- The team celebrated its victory with joy.
