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1. Possessive adjectives are used to show possession or ownership of something (noun).
    The adjective proceeds the noun. While we use them when we refer to people, it is more in the
    sense of relationship thanownership.   Eg. John is one of my students.
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The possessive adjectives are:   
    _______________  my   My car is parked out front.    ________________________________________
    _______________  your   Your dog just bit me.    ________________________________________
    _______________  his   His friend just arrived.    ________________________________________
    _______________  her   Her friend has just arrived.    _________________________________________
    _______________  its   The cat cleans its fur.    _________________________________________
    _______________  our   Our train arrives at noon.    _________________________________________
    _______________  their   Their name is not on the list.    _________________________________________
The possessive adjectives are:
my     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________
 
your     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________
 
his     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________
 
her     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________
 
its     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________
 
our     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________
 
their     _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________    _______________

Note: some scholars refer possessive adjectives as possessive pronouns.