This is singular possessive

Answer 1

The word 'this' is not a possessive form. The word 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun, an adjective, and an adverb.

The demonstrative pronoun 'this' (plural form 'these') takes the place of a noun indicating near is place or time. Example:

• Do you like this?

The word 'this' functions as an adjective when placed just before a noun. Example:

• I do like this pie.

The word 'this' functions as an adverb to indicate the degree or extent of an adjective. Example:

• I didn't know you could make pie this good.