A possessive adjective goes before a noun or a pronoun to show who or what owns the noun or pronoun. The possessive adjectives are:
- my
- your
- his
- her
- its
- our
- their
- whose
As in these examples:
- Do you know when Simone will arrive? I have his ticket.
(possessive adjective/his – noun/ticket) - The children have left their toys in the garden.
(possessive adjective/their – noun/toys)
