possessive adjective
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possessive adjectives
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That’s true despite the possessive adjective in the title, or the fact that the director, an artist, plays an artist, Ellie.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2018
The distinction of plural and singular depends upon the article, or upon the demonstrative or possessive adjective accompanying the noun.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
The possessive adjective leur is represented by si; and the reflective se is used for the first plural as well as for the third singular and third plural.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
This transposition, common in earnest address, is due to close association of possessive adjective and noun.
From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton
The words my, thy, his, her, our, your, their, are, by many, denominated possessive adjective pronouns; but they always stand for nouns in the possessive case.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
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