Possessive proper noun as an adjective?

Answer 1

Any possessive noun serves as a limiting adjective, limiting something as belonging to a specific person or thing. Examples are:

My mother's car is new. (specifically the car of my mother)

There are towels in the boys' locker room.

We're studying China's history.

You'll find men's shoes on the second floor.

The types of limiting adjectives are:

Articles: the, a, and an.

Numerical adjectives: one, two, three, four, five, first, second, third, next, last, etc.

Pronominal adjectives (pronouns), words that are pronouns when they take the place of a noun and are adjectives when placed just before the noun:

• possessive adjectives: my, your, our, his, her, their, its.
• demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.
• interrogative pronouns: what, which, whose.
• relative pronouns: whose, which, that.
• indefinite pronouns: all, another, any, both, each, either, few, fewer, half, less, little, many, much, neither, other, some, whole.

Answer 2

A possessive adjective is a pronoun that describes a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is placed just before the noun it describes.
The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, their, its.
Example: My house is next to their house.

A possessive adjective is does not function the same as a possessive pronoun.

A possessive pronoun takes the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.
The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.
Examples: The blue house is mine. The white house is theirs.

Answer 3

Both possessive nouns (common or proper) and adjectives do describe a noun, but they are not the same parts of speech.

A possessive noun (a possessive proper 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. 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. For the same reason, Dickensian is a proper adjective that has come to be used to describe people or the society like that of Charles Dickens's stories and time.

Answer 4

A possessive adjective describes a noun as belonging to someone or something. A possessive adjective is place just before the noun it describes.

My computer is big.

Her dress is beautiful.

Our house is downtown.

Your question is very interesting.

They like their job.

Answer 5

The possessive pronouns are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs.

The possessive pronouns take the place of a noun that belongs to someone or something.

Example: The house on the corner is mine.

The possessive pronouns should not be confused with the possessive adjectives, which are placed before a noun to describe that noun as belonging to the antecedent.

The possessive adjectives are: my, your, his, her, their, its.

Example: Jack also lives on this street. His house has the green door.

Answer 6

Their, his, or her.

Answer 7

This blue car is mine