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."
No, he is not possessive. The possessive form would be his.
In the possessive case, pronouns show ownership or relationship. Some common pronouns in the possessive case are: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, and theirs. These pronouns indicate that something belongs to or is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
The singular possessive is biker's; the plural possessive is bikers'.
Women's is a plural possessive. The singular possessive is woman's
"In your son," 'your' is a possessive adjective modifying the noun 'son.' If you say "He is your son," then 'your' is a possessive pronoun replacing the noun 'son' to show possession.
The correct form is "its" for the possessive form in the plural. "Its" is used for both the singular and plural possessive forms, without an apostrophe.
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.