Its or It's?

[Tdol]

;-)

 

[Casiopea]

;-)

Every dog has its day.

Its day = The day belongs to the dog. (no apostrophe)

Cas

 

[Tdol]

Absolutely. ;-)

 

[Firelord]

so...........
if the dogs do not have "its" day, but some
could we use "it's day"?

 

[Tdol]

You'd say 'their' for the plural.;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

so...........
if the dogs do not have "its" day, but some
could we use "it's day"?

The word "it's" is never a possessive. "It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has". :wink:

 

[Firelord]

thx, Mike~

 

[MikeNewYork]

thx, Mike~

You're welcome, Firelord. :wink:

 

[miriamg9]

The word "it's" is never a possessive. "It's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has". :wink:

Finally, someone who explains it as I do. My students say "It is, its and it's are a bit confusing". I say, " If the word is either possessive or a contraction and the student is really reading the sentence, then you should be able to identify how it is used." Thank you.
miriamg9

 

[Liz AG]

Thank you, my reasoning exactly.

 

[arlete]

It's (it is) its (the dog's) food . Is that correct?

 

[2006]

Yes, that's correct.

 

[hcampbell]

no it's every dog has its day

 

[RonBee]

It's (it is) its (the dog's) food . Is that correct?

"It's its food" is correct, but it's a little tough to say.
;-)

 

[xpert]

has it's day :-D

 

[RonBee]

has it's day :-D

That can't be right. That is because "it's" in that phrase means "belonging to it" and thus it should be "its".

 

[dgoza]

Because it's a pronoun (*wink*), "it" follows the same forms as other pronouns: he's, she's and it's; his, her and its. "Its" is closest in actual form to "his," and surely no one would be tempted to include an apostrophe in "his" - even in a culture wherein the current U.S. President's name has drawn more than its (*wink*) fair share of apostrophes.

 

[clevercells]

Every dog has its day.
Lucky dog

 

[sooner]

omg ...............i didn't know this before :shock: . i have vote for it's .
but now i know that { it's = it is and its = shows the possessiveness of dog }
am i right or not .....? :roll:

 

[marwa toma]

i think It's:roll: