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I have a simple way of remembering when to leave out the apostrophe. His, hers, its are all possessive and none of them have an apostrophe.
by mark-r 6y ago
I have a simple way of remembering when to leave out the apostrophe. His, hers, its are all possessive and none of them have an apostrophe.
- Glanford 6y agoIn this particular case 'it's' can also be possessive although it's considered non-standard, so to be correct you can always treat it like a contraction of 'it is'.
- 8note 6y agoThat would be contracting "its is"? The ambiguity makes it hard for me to say. "It's the best" vs "its is the best" It doesn't feel right dropping the is