Possessive adjectives like descriptive adjectives are used to

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Possessive adjectives, like descriptive adjectives, are used to qualify people, places, or things. Possessive

Possessive adjectives, like descriptive adjectives, are used to qualify people, places, or things. Possessive adjectives express the quality of ownership or possession. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -1

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u Possessive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they modify. © Vista Higher

u Possessive adjectives are always placed before the nouns they modify. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -3

u Because su and sus have multiple meanings (your, his, her, their, its), you

u Because su and sus have multiple meanings (your, his, her, their, its), you can avoid confusion by using this construction instead: [article] + [noun] + de + [subject pronoun]. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -4

My grandmothers work far from the house. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights

My grandmothers work far from the house. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -5

Mis abuelas trabajan lejos de la casa. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights

Mis abuelas trabajan lejos de la casa. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -6

Your (familiar) friends study next to the door. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All

Your (familiar) friends study next to the door. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -7

Tus amigos estudian al lado de la puerta. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All

Tus amigos estudian al lado de la puerta. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -8

Your (ustedes) teacher teaches the class. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

Your (ustedes) teacher teaches the class. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -9

Su professor enseña la clase. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.

Su professor enseña la clase. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -10

Our sisters do not travel today. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

Our sisters do not travel today. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -11

Nuestras hermanas no viajan hoy. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3.

Nuestras hermanas no viajan hoy. © Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -12