Use the word "its"

[Joanna]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #101 "Possessive pronouns", question 5

The computer quickly stores information on ......... huge memory.

(a) yours
(b) theirs
(c) its

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #101 "Possessive pronouns", answer 5

The computer quickly stores information on its huge memory.

Correct answer: (c) its
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use of its, please.

Joanna

[Yankee]

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The word its is an adjective and is the possessive form of it. You need its when you talk about something that a thing or an animal possesses:

The old computer has one megabyte of memory.
Its memory is small.

The possessive adjectives are:
my, your, his, her, its, our, their

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The word its is often confused with it's. The word it's is usually a contraction of it is.
It's can also be a contraction of it has.
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[DEA38Ru]

Hi,

I can’t really understand why the “on” preposition is used here instead of “in”?
My logic is that an information is stored inside the memory cells of computers and that’s why I need to use the “in” preposition in such cases.

Evgeny

[Beeesneees]

Hi DEA, I agree with that. I would use 'in' there too.
(Done)
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[Yankee]

I agree. I would also use 'stored in its memory'.
On the other hand, I would use 'stored on the hard drive'.
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