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Possessives: adjectives

Level: beginner

Subject Object Possessive adjective
I me my 
you you your
he him his
she her her
it it its
we us our
they them their

We use possessive adjectives:

  • to show something belongs to somebody:

That's our house.
My car is very old.

  • for relations and friends:

My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?

  • for parts of the body:

He's broken his arm.
She's washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.

Possessives: adjectives


Be careful!

The possessive adjective its does not have an apostrophe ('):

That bird has broken its (NOT it's) wing.

(it's always means it is or it has.)

its or it's?



Hello mydang!


In answer to your question, you are mixing 3 different ideas about no. 'No' is a word that we usually  use on its own. You sometimes use none to answer questions about things ('Do you have any money?' 'None'). 'Don't' is used with verbs. We never use no before verbs, so I don't need it is good, but I no need is wrong. This page on negative verbs might help you!


Hope that helps!

Jeremy Bee
The Learn English Team

Some words are used with one spelling as nouns and another spelling as verb,such as 'advice' and 'advise', 'practice' and 'practise'.Are there any other words like that? Kindly let me know if there are any.