Possessive Pronoun Vs Adjective

Presented by Imam Fauzi

What is possessive?

Possessive is part of word class that modifies noun. There are two kinds of possessive in English structure:

Possessive

Adjective Pronoun

The difference between a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective is best understood when the definitions of each are clear. A pronoun is a term used in place of a noun: she, you, they, we, and it. An adjective is used to modify or describe a noun, or in some cases an adverb: Ugly dog, beautiful tree, tasty soup.

People may get confused with the distinctions between a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective. The main distinction is that the possessive pronoun is used in place of a noun, while the possessive adjective will always modify a noun.

Consider the following example:• The car is Sally’s.If we want to substitute in a possessive pronoun to

replace the noun Sally’s, we’d merely write:• The car is hers. This is clearly a possessive pronoun since we have taken

out the possessive noun Sally’s and replaced it with hers.

When you’re trying to determine the difference between a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective, a further example helps. If we want to use a possessive adjective, we might write:

• That is her car.Suddenly, instead of using a pronoun, we have used her

to modify and further describe the noun car, Her is an adjective in this case, indicating possession.

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