Direction: In the following sentence has a word or phrase underlined. Read the sentences carefully and find which part of speech the underlined word is. Indicate your response accordingly.This is his pen.

The correct answer is 'Possessive adjective.'Let us explore the given options:'Possessive pronoun' A possessive pronoun does show ownership, but it does not come before a noun or in a noun phrase. It stands alone. It can also be used to replace a noun.Here is a list of the possessive PRONOUNS: mine, yours, his, hers, its.​'Possessive adjective' sits before a noun or a pronoun to show who or what owns it. The possessive adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our, their, and WHOSE.'Adverb' is a word that modifies (DESCRIBES) a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or even a whole sentence.'Verb' is a word used to describe an action, state, or OCCURRENCE, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence.In the given sentence, the noun 'pen' belongs to someone. But his is used before a noun, therefore it is a possessive adjective.​