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Question #: 6: Its mine. This sentence is correct.
User's answer: True
Correct answer: False
Additional Notes: It's = It ishas
Its = possessive

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Its (no apostrophe) means belongs to it.

The dog hurt its paw.

It's means it is or it has.

It's raining. (It is raining)
It's been nice to see you. (It has been nice to see you.)

A sentence must have a verb. *Its mine* does not have a verb.
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Thanks Mywykner - got it. I must have been asleep!
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