Possessive adjectives like descriptive adjectives are used to

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 Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 3. 2 -3

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 reserved. 3. 2 -5

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 rights reserved. 3. 2 -7

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. 3. 2 -9

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. 3. 2 -11

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