Workshop 7: Apostrophes, Faulty Predication
Workshop 7: Apostrophes, Faulty Predication Workshop 7: Apostrophes, Faulty Predication
Personal PronounsPersonal pronouns do not add anapostrophe to form the possessive.Examples:yours (not your’s)hers (not her’s)ours (not our’s)its (not it’s)
Its vs. It’sThe ground crew quickly preparedthe plane for it’s next flight.It’s always means it is or it has.The ground crew quickly preparedthe plane for its next flight.Its is the possessive pronoun.(Psst! The construction its’ does not exist.The plural possessive would be their.)
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Its vs. It’sThe ground crew quickly preparedthe plane for it’s next flight.It’s always means it is or it has.The ground crew quickly preparedthe plane for its next flight.Its is the possessive pronoun.(Psst! The construction its’ does not exist.The plural possessive would be their.)
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