Possessive Adjectives

In this topic, you will learn how to show possession or ownership by using the appropriate possessive adjective. Like the other adjectives that you learned in previous topics, possessive adjectives must agree with the noun they modify. The modified noun is what is possessed or owned. Although we don’t really say that we make the possessive adjective “agree” with the owner, there are ways to discern the identity of the owner.

Essential Questions

• What are two ways to express possession?
• How do I make a possessive adjective agree with the noun it modifies?
• How can I discern the owner by the possessive adjective?