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How to use "its" in the sentence?



 
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How to use "its" in the sentence? #1 (permalink) Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:17 am   How to use "its" in the sentence?
 

Hi all,

Please explain how to use its in the sentence.

Thanks in advance.
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How to use "its" in the sentence? #2 (permalink) Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:59 am   How to use "its" in the sentence?
 

Please read this: It's vs. its

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How to use "its" in the sentence? #3 (permalink) Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:49 pm   How to use "its" in the sentence?
 

By convention we only use the apostrophe when we mean 'it is' or 'it has', so <<it's a long way from London>>. The possessive does not take an apostrophe so <<the dog had a bone in its basket>>.

There's a full explanation here: future-perfect.co.uk/grammartips/grammar-tip-its.asp
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How to use "its" in the sentence? #4 (permalink) Mon Sep 07, 2009 0:47 am   How to use "its" in the sentence?
 

Hello Torsten and Anglo Sax,

Thanks a lot for the explanation and the website. It's very useful for me.

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