Warning! These are adjectives. Don't confuse them with pronouns! We use possessive adjectives to show who owns or "possesses" something. The possessive adjectives are: - my, your, his, her, its, our, their
- whose (interrogative)
| number | person | gender | possessive
adjective | example sentence | | singular | 1st | male/female | my | This is my book. | | 2nd | male/female | your | I like your hair. | | 3rd | male | his | His name is "Asif". | | female | her | Her name is "Amy". | | neuter | its | The dog is licking its paw. | | plural | 1st | male/female | our | We have sold our house. | | 2nd | male/female | your | Your children are lovely. | | 3rd | male/female/neuter | their | The students thanked their teacher. | | | | | | | | singular/plural | 1st/2nd/3rd | male/female (not neuter) | whose | Whose phone did you use? |
Compare:your = possessive adjective
you're = you are its = possessive adjective
it's = it is OR it has their = possessive adjective
they're = they are
there = adverb (I'm not going there / look over there / there is a car outside) whose = possessive adjective
who's = who is OR who has Be careful! There is no apostrophe (') in the possessive adjective "its". We use an apostrophe to write the short form of "it is" or "it has". For example:
it's raining = it is raining
it's finished = it has finished I'm taking my dog to the vet. It's broken its leg. | 