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[Sombrero]

can anyone tell me:

it's = it is?
it's = as in belonging to (although apostrophe no longer needed?)

so when would one use its........ without an apostrophe?

 

[joe-90]

Dog chases its tail.

 

[Sombrero]

Dog chases its tail.

its in that context is possesive and until recently had an apostrophe - didn't it?

 

[joe-90]

Don't know if it did but it doesn't need one now.

 

[masona]

Its is the same as his/her isn't it?

When it's raining, our dogs sits on its (his/her) cushion

 

[Sombrero]

Don't know if it did but it doesn't need one now.

Agreed.

 

[JBR]

Dog chases its tail.

its in that context is possesive and until recently had an apostrophe - didn't it?

No. It never had.

it's = it is
its = belonging to it

 

[big-all]

its have an end off year tool sale on
http://www.its.co.uk/Clearance-Lines.htm

 

[Micilin]

Dog chases its tail.

its in that context is possesive and until recently had an apostrophe - didn't it?

No. It never had.

it's = it is
its = belonging to it

As for this post,
I can verify that it's correct in its answer.

 

[Nige F]

Its is the same as his/her isn't it?

When it's raining, our dogs sits on its (his/her) cushion

I have a dog who`s name is Rover , When he ***t`s he ****s all over

 

[JBR]

Its is the same as his/her isn't it?

When it's raining, our dogs sits on its (his/her) cushion

I have a dog who`s name is Rover , When he ***t`s he ****s all over

That's very good, except for the apostrophes!

I have a dog whose name is Rover. When he ***ts, he ***ts all over.

 

[Whitespirit66]

can anyone tell me:

it's = it is?
it's = as in belonging to (although apostrophe no longer needed?)

so when would one use its........ without an apostrophe?

The apostrophe just replaces the second letter 'i' from 'it is' to shorten it - as in 'it is raining' being shortened to 'it's raining'.

As said above, when used without the apostrophe it relates to the posessive - as in 'Nige's dog Rover has had its day. He was loss-making and unreliable so has been sold to the Chinese'.