Could someone recheck this-I don't understand the two follow up answers because they seem to contradict each other-Maybe its the question or wording I'm confused about but I still don't understand if this is true or false. I thought it was false.I'm sorry to be so thick about this.
This is true or false
A possessive adjective is a descriptive word that tells whose something is
I think this is false because the possessive adjective describes the noun and not the person who has possession of the item.
Spanish-Please check my answer - MattsRiceBowl, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 12:39pm
"It is my book" describes who owns the book. (I do).
Spanish-Sra JMcGin Please check my answer - BethAnne, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 12:43pm
I appreciate you checking this answer
Thank you
Spanish-Please check my answer - SraJMcGin, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 1:57pm
You can believe MattsRiceBowl!
It is our house. The fact that WE own it does not govern the adjective "our." (We might be a group of men, for example.) The fact that it is a house (feminine/singular) DOES. Es nuestra casa.
Sra
Spanish-I'm still confused-Please check my answer - BethAnne, Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 2:52pm
I'm sorry but I'm really still confused.I think according to what you're saying, the answer is false, correct because if WE doesn't govern the adjective our but it is the house because it is feminine and singular, correct. But according to Mattricebowl,he said who owns it describes it.It is my book(I do)so then its true, correct?
Or am I just not understanding something.
Maybe its the question or wording of the question I'm confused about
Admittedly the wording is strange! The answer is YES/TRUE.
A possessive adjective is a descriptive word that tells whose something is
Restated: A possessive adjective (such as: my, your, his, her, its, our, their) is a descriptive word (all adjectives are descriptive words) that tells whose something is (this is the awkward part! = tells to whom something belongs.)
Does that help?
Sra
I finally get it-Thanks you for taking the time explain it to me again-I really appreciate
I understand that you are confused about the two follow-up answers that seem to contradict each other. Let's break it down and try to understand it step by step.
The original question is: "A possessive adjective is a descriptive word that tells whose something is." You initially thought it was false because the possessive adjective describes the noun and not the person who has possession of the item.
MattRiceBowl's answer was: "It is my book" describes who owns the book (I do)."
SraJMcGin's answer was: "It is our house. The fact that WE own it does not govern the adjective 'our.' The fact that it is a house (feminine/singular) DOES. Es nuestra casa."
Based on these answers, I can understand why there might be confusion. Let me clarify it for you.
In the sentence "It is my book," the possessive adjective "my" does describe the person who owns the book, which is "I." So in this case, the adjective does tell us whose something is, supporting the original statement.
However, in SraJMcGin's example, "It is our house," she explains that the possessive adjective "our" is not governed by the fact that "we" own the house but rather by the gender and number of the noun it describes. In this case, the adjective "our" is determined by the fact that it is a house (feminine/singular), not by the ownership. This contradicts the original statement.
So, to answer your question, the original statement "A possessive adjective is a descriptive word that tells whose something is" is false, based on the explanation provided by SraJMcGin.
I hope this explanation helps clear up your confusion.