He is doing it at its best.

[tufguy]

1) He is doing it at its best.

2) He is doing it at his best.

3) This is the comedy at its best.

Please check my sentences.

 

[teechar]

1) He is doing it [STRIKE]at its[/STRIKE] (in) the best possible way.

2) He is doing [STRIKE]it at[/STRIKE] his best.

3) This is [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] comedy at its best.

Please check my sentences.

See above.

 

[tufguy]

See above.

Okay so we cannot use it for living things. We use it for other things "it was a race at its best" is it correct?

 

[andrewg927]

We do use "it" for animals and babies.

 

[tufguy]

We do use "it" for animals and babies.

Could you please provide me with some examples so that I can understand better?

 

[andrewg927]

I have a dog. It is 8 months old.
Patricia is pregnant. Is it a boy or a girl?

 

[tufguy]

I have a dog. It is 8 months old.
Patricia is pregnant. Is it a boy or a girl?

No, you got it wrong. I wasn't asking for "it". I was asking for "at its best". Sorry I confused you.

 

[teechar]

Okay, so we cannot use "it" for living things.

That's incorrect.
This tree is ancient. It is at least 2000 years old. Its ecosystem is truly unique.

 

[Tdol]

I was asking for "at its best".

Football, at its best, is fantastic to watch.

 

[jutfrank]

Patricia is pregnant. Is it a boy or a girl?

This is more to do with the indeterminacy of the gender and not really about being a baby.

You could equally say I can see someone coming. I can't tell if it's a man or woman.

 

[emsr2d2]

No, you got it wrong. I wasn't asking for "it". I was asking for "at its best". Sorry I confused you.

This forum is, at its best, helpful, informative and entertaining. It is, at its worst, frustrating, slow and baffling.