What part of speech is a possessive noun adjective?

Answer 1

The possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something. The possessive pronouns: mine, yours, hers, his, its, ours, theirs.

The possessive adjectives are words that describe a noun. Possessive adjectives are usually just before the noun it describes. The possessive adjectives: my, your, his, hers, its, our, their.

Example uses:

Pronoun: John lost his math book, this book must be his.

Adjective: John lost his math book, this must be his book.

Answer 2

A possessive adjective. (The possessive pronouns "his", "my", etc. and words formed by suffixing apostrophe plus "s" are traditionally called possessive adjectives, but they are more like the definite determiner "the" than they are like adjectives, in English at any rate. And note that the type of possession shown need not be ownership.)

Answer 3

The part of speech of a possessive noun is as a noun; the part of speech of an adjective is a an adjective. Both possessive nouns (common or proper) and adjectives do describe a noun, but they are not the same parts of speech.

A possessive noun is a form of a noun that shows ownership or possession, or origin or purpose. For example:

• Shakespeare's plays are plays originated by William Shakespeare.

An adjective describes a noun, for example the proper adjective Shakespearean describes a noun, not as owned or possessed by, not as originated or for the purpose of Shakespeare but in a context related to the time or language of Shakespeare. For example:

• Shakespearean English is the form of the language associated with the period of William Shakespeare and for that reason, the language used in his plays. The adjective 'Shakespearean' has come into use because he is a known figure of his period of history (for the purpose of language, society, or history references) best know to most users of the English language.

Answer 4

Possessive.