grammar question?
I know you make it a contration when you’re trying to say “it is”. but if you are talking about something that is an it being in posession of something, do you make it a contraction too?
like i have to write a story for english class and its about a dragon, and i havent put a gender on it so its an it. if i said it made people its slave, do i put its slave or it’s slave?
xD
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The way I check is this: make “its” into “it is”. Does the sentence still sound ok? If it sounds ok then put it’s; if it doesn’t sound ok then put “its”. I find this easier than thinking of possession and stuff like that.
“its” shows possession. It’s (it is) the word you want to use 🙂
‘made people slaves’ = no its required
cheers
its = posession
Think of he’s and his when you need to figure out it’s or its.
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