MORE ON ADJECTIVES

1. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
WHAT ARE ADJECTIVES IN SIMPLE TERMS?
 ADJECTIVES DESCRIBE A NOUN
 EG, SHE IS A DETERMINED YOUNG WOMAN

2. WHAT ARE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES?
• Possessive adjectives show ownership by someone or
something
• Eg, she loves her dog to death
• THERE ARE TWO FORMS OF ADJECTIVES
• Singular or plural
• The singular form show ownership by one person or by one
thing
• The dog licks its tail

3. EXAMPLES OF SINGULAR ADJECTIVES
• Her house

4. MORE ON SINGULAR ADJECTIVES;
HE IS AT THE BEACH WITH HIS DOG

5. THE PLURAL FORM HOWEVER IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE SINGULAR FORM
• As the singular forms show ownership by one person, the
plural form shows ownership by two or more people or things.
• See the example below;
• Theirs, ours etc
• Their house is adorned by pictures and souvenirs
• Our dog bit the neighbour

6. MORE EXAMPLES ON
PLURAL
They are reading THEIR books.

7. This is London
and these are
ITS red buses.

8. REFERENCES
• S. Irenya, 2009. possessive adjectives: education. 2009