[General] does it or is it

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ninjutsu

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Does this belong to you or
Does it belong to you
is it belong to you,

which one is correct?
 

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None of them are correct because they do not end with a question mark.
 

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Does this belong to you?
Does it belong to you?
Is it belong to you?


The first two are correct. The third is not.
 

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Does this belong to you or
Does it belong to you
is it belong to you,

which one is correct?
The first two are correct. You can tell more easily by expressing them as "This belongs to you". -> "This does belong to you". -> "Does this belong to you?"
You might be able to recognise that "This is belong/s to you" is not correct, so neither is the question, "Is this belong/s to you?".
Whether you use 'this' or 'it' depends on other factors, as you know.
 

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Does this belong to you or
Does it belong to you
they are correct.

They could be with a question mark at the end.
 
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