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
Mine is frequent before a vowel, especially when the possessive adjective is not emphatic.
From Milton's Comus by Bell, William
The genitive is expressed by means of the possessive adjective.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
And then there was the singular possessive adjective: "'Our' balloon; 'our' car; 'our' expedition."
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules
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
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