WEBVTT 00:00.360 --> 00:02.680 Welcome to this tutorial. 00:02.760 --> 00:07.130 Today we're going to talk about possessive adjectives. 00:07.830 --> 00:11.070 Let's get started. 00:11.080 --> 00:20.650 Remember that an adjective is a word or set of words that modifies In other words describes a noun or 00:20.830 --> 00:22.260 pronoun. 00:22.270 --> 00:31.990 Note that adjectives may come before or after the word they modify Zinn the example over here. 00:31.990 --> 00:34.440 This is a cute cat. 00:34.720 --> 00:46.050 The adjective cute modifies or describes the noun cats and it comes before the noun and in the sentence. 00:46.070 --> 00:48.140 This cat is cute. 00:48.200 --> 00:54.290 The adjective cute again modifies or describes the noun cat. 00:54.830 --> 00:57.620 But it comes after the noun 01:01.300 --> 01:10.180 now limiting adjectives helped to define or limits a noun or pronoun by telling which one what kind 01:10.570 --> 01:12.940 or how many. 01:12.940 --> 01:20.990 Have a look at the example B No this sandwich is delicious. 01:21.110 --> 01:28.850 This is a limiting adjective and it tells us which sandwich is delicious 01:32.770 --> 01:34.380 now in this category. 01:34.390 --> 01:44.700 There are possessive adjectives and they modify the noun following it in order to show possession these 01:44.790 --> 01:55.710 adjectives are my your his her its our and their having. 01:55.710 --> 01:59.970 Look at the example below. 02:00.070 --> 02:03.070 I told my friend that I like someone. 02:03.070 --> 02:13.180 Then she told that to her friend and that friend told that to his friend and now everyone knows everything. 02:13.240 --> 02:23.950 Note that the possessive adjective my modifies the noun friend and it comes before the noun it modifies 02:25.800 --> 02:36.350 in the possessive adjective her modifies the noun following it which is friend and his modifies the 02:36.350 --> 02:42.600 noun friends. 02:42.770 --> 02:49.250 Now let's have a look at the table below in the first person singular. 02:49.250 --> 02:53.660 The subject is I object. 02:53.780 --> 03:07.540 Me the possessive adjective is my as in my cats possessive pronoun mine in the second person singular 03:08.470 --> 03:25.220 you subject object you possessive adjective your your cats possessive pronoun yours third person singular 03:26.090 --> 03:45.350 subject he she or it object him her or its possessive adjective his his cat her her cat its its cat 03:46.590 --> 04:05.040 the possessive pronoun his hers its first person plural subject we object US possessive adjective our 04:05.640 --> 04:21.900 our cat possessive pronoun ours second person plural subject they object then possessive adjective. 04:22.090 --> 04:27.940 They're their cat possessive pronoun theirs. 04:29.110 --> 04:48.680 Third person plural subject you object you possessive adjective your your cat possessive pronoun yours. 04:48.710 --> 04:57.680 Note that the possessive adjectives need to acquaint the possessor and not with the thing that is possessed 04:58.460 --> 05:05.760 however the verb that is used needs to be in agreement with the noun. 05:05.860 --> 05:08.990 Have a look at the examples below. 05:09.160 --> 05:14.640 She has a boyfriend her boyfriend is very kind. 05:14.650 --> 05:25.340 Note that the possessive adjective her is in agreement with what is possessed which is boyfriend and 05:25.340 --> 05:38.480 the noun boyfriend is in agreement with the verb is and in the sentence Peter likes to cook his cooking 05:38.480 --> 05:42.520 skills are great. 05:42.590 --> 05:52.430 Note the deeper sense of adjective his is in agreement with what is possessed which is skills in the 05:52.430 --> 05:57.260 noun skills is in agreement with the verb are 06:00.430 --> 06:09.310 remember that possessive adjectives are often confused with possessive pronouns have a look at the examples 06:09.310 --> 06:21.410 below your car is black your in the sentence is an adjective which modifies the word car and in this 06:21.410 --> 06:31.270 sentence mine is white mine is a pronoun which functions as the subject of the sentence 06:36.180 --> 06:48.790 also remember not to confuse its and its with an apostrophe it is the possessive adjective for its and 06:48.910 --> 06:59.670 its is a contraction of it is have a look at the examples below it is a beautiful day. 07:00.050 --> 07:11.730 It's a beautiful day both sentences are the same they have the same meaning only difference it is the 07:11.730 --> 07:13.830 contraction of it is 07:17.620 --> 07:29.110 but in the sentence the dog was wiggling its tail its is the possessive adjective for its and it modifies 07:29.380 --> 07:31.120 the dog's tail 07:36.930 --> 07:50.230 also remember not to confuse their and their there is the possessive adjective for they and there is 07:50.230 --> 08:02.950 a contraction of say ah it's in the example over here they are best friends same thing as their best 08:02.950 --> 08:15.460 friends but in the sentence I want to see their performance there is the possessive adjective for they 08:16.090 --> 08:20.290 and modifies the noun following it performance.