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Rh The Possessive Adjective.

A possessive adjective can never be used without a noun: as, her father and his,.

The possessive adjectives always precede their nouns: as,, my mother.

The possessives, my; , thy; and , his, aspirate the initial of their nouns; , our; , your; and , their, cause eclipsis: as, , his poem; , thy mother; , her poem ; , their poem.

If a noun begins with a vowel,, my, and , thy, become and  ( or ); , his, has no effect; , her, prefixes ; and , their, prefixes ; , our, and , your, also prefix  to vowels: as, , his father; , her father; , their father; , my husband; , your bird; , our daily bread; , your song.

The possessive adjectives, when compounded with prepositions (see par. 186), have the same influence over the initials of their nouns as they have in their uncompounded state: as,, to my mother; , from my country.