07-02-2005, 08:09 AM
's can be used to make most nouns possessive, except there are exceptions like it and who.
"it's" is never possessive.
In fact, here's a quote from The Grammar Guide website:
You're right about "its" -- that can be plural if you are using the word "it" as a noun. For example, "Joe wrote several 'its' in his essay." But that type of usage is very rare.
"it's" is never possessive.
In fact, here's a quote from The Grammar Guide website:
Quote:You must simply remember that it's is always a contraction. It's never a possessive! It's really not that confusing, because each word has its own function.
You're right about "its" -- that can be plural if you are using the word "it" as a noun. For example, "Joe wrote several 'its' in his essay." But that type of usage is very rare.
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