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Examples:
Anna is Lakewood is
my sister. our pool.
The possessive adjective can express ownership or relationship.
In English, the possessive adjectives his and her relate to the
person who is the possessor. Look at the following examples:
his sister Anna her brother Andy
Masculine Feminine Feminine Masculine
Possessive Noun Possessive Noun
Adjective Adjective
Masculine Possessive Adjective Feminine Possessive Adjective
+ Feminine Noun + Masculine Noun
In the first example, his modifies the noun sister. In the second
example, her modifies the noun brother.
Demonstrative Adjectives 4
Demonstrative adjectives point out persons or things.
They can point to either singular or plural forms.
this suntan lotion those flip-flops
Singular Form Singular Noun Plural Form Plural Noun
Demonstrative Demonstrative
Adjective Adjective
This and that are singular; these and those are plural. They
are all demonstrative adjectives that point out specific nouns.
Interrogative Adjectives
5
Interrogative adjectives are used to form questions.
They single out the nouns they modify.
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