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Its is the correct so i voted its .
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I like the think of "its" as the exception. It is very much the exception.
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hi every one
i still confused
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When you say "it's a house" here you are stating that it is a house. it is the nature of the object, but when you say "its house" this phrase means that the house belongs to it
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