possessive adjective

The genitive is expressed by means of the possessive adjective.

This transposition, common in earnest address, is due to close association of possessive adjective and noun.

Mine is frequent before a vowel, especially when the possessive adjective is not emphatic.

With the exception of the last page, each word is preceded by a possessive adjective or an article indicating its gender.

A possessive adjective usually precedes the word to which it relates.