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Examples of possessive adjective in a Sentence
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The question involves determining the referent of the pronoun or possessive adjective.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2015
Suddenly, pronouns and possessive adjectives are on everyone’s minds.
—Christopher O. Blum, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019
That’s true despite the possessive adjective in the title, or the fact that the director, an artist, plays an artist, Ellie.
—Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of possessive adjective was
in 1870
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“Possessive adjective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/possessive%20adjective. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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