A few days ago
Anonymous

What is the difference between ‘its’ and “it’s?”?

Does the word ‘its’ need an apostrophe if it’s a possessive pronoun in the following sentence?

By the third time, I just kept my eyes shut tight as I continued to clutch the handle when the elevator would ascend just to make its free-fall down the shaft.

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A few days ago
Claudia

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the sentence is fine. cause it is belonging to it. so, its. yeah. “it’s” always means “it is”
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A few days ago
mtgranny
It’s with the apostrophe is the contraction for it is. Its without the apostrophe is the possessive.
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A few days ago
LeeEyeLa
‘It’s’ means ‘It is’ and ‘its’ is what you use when something belongs to ‘it’. I know you use an apostrify usually with a possessive noun, but that doesn’t apply to the word ‘it’.

Hope this helps!

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A few days ago
Tom
It’s – abbreviation for it is.

its (NO apostrophe) is the possessive form of it.

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A few days ago
peaceablefruit206
“Its” and “it’s” actually mean the same thing and are interchangeable. They are both the possessive form of “it”, so you can use either one.

Just think of it as one more thing that makes English a very difficult language to learn.

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A few days ago
yyyyyy
it’s pretty simple: would you use an apostrophe for hers? ours? theirs? its? NO

Would you use an apostrophe for he’s? He’s my friend.

she’s? She’s so cool.

It’s? It’s hot in here.

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A few days ago
John Silver
the simple way to remember:

Its : the s belongs to It and no apostrophy

It’s : contraction for It is

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A few days ago
Anonymous
its shows owner ship. its legs.

it’s means it is. it is a blue leg.

i know my sentences are weird…

in that paragraph you need its, not it’s

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A few days ago
۞_ʞɾ_۝
it’s=it is

like you’re=you are, i’m=i am, he’s=he is, she’s=she is

example, It’s Monday. = It is Monday

it’s yours. = it is yours.

its

like your, my, his, her

example, The cat is washing its face.

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A few days ago
mmiller_2011
it’s is a contraction IT IS

its is what should go there your right

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