its. It's is a contraction for it is. Think about it: how else could you form the contraction of it is? One of the most common errors - in fact, just now committed by my wife who has written seven books - is to get its and it's reverse. I've been tech writing for over 25 years. I have probably seen this violated 2500 times.
The possessive form of the personal pronoun 'it' is its (no apostrophe).
The pronoun its is a possessive pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun belonging to something.
Example: Its is the onehanging by the door.
The singular possessive is athlete's. The plural possessive is athletes'.
The possessive of "kittens" is "kittens'."
The singular possessive is medicine's and the plural possessive is medicines'.
The singular possessive form is heart's; the plural possessive form is hearts'.
The possessive form is Amos's.
No, "him" is not a possessive pronoun. It is an objective pronoun used as the object of a verb or preposition. Possessive pronouns include "his" as a possessive form of "he."
"He" can function as a possessive pronoun (e.g., "This is his book"), but it is not a possessive noun on its own.
The singular possessive is biker's; the plural possessive is bikers'.
Women's is a plural possessive. The singular possessive is woman's
The singular possessive of "ant" is "ant's" and the plural possessive is "ants'".
The singular possessive form is headdress's. The plural possessive form is headdresses'.
The possessive form of "he" is "his": He did his homework after dinner.
The singular possessive is "ox's". Another contributor wrote "oxen's", but that is the plural possessive.
The singular possessive is Richard's; the plural possessive is Richards'.
Children's is a plural possessive.Singular: childSingular possessive: child'sPlural: childrenPlural possessive: children's
The singular possessive is athlete's. The plural possessive is athletes'.
Possessive nouns (but not possessive pronouns) use apostrophes; therefore, "brother's" is possessive. "Brothers" is plural.