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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Pronoun its
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Although I see 'its' listed everywhere as possesive pronoun I'm having trouble thinking of an example of using 'its' in this way(as a posessive adjective would be easier). Whilst it's correct to say the dress is hers, it sounds odd to me to say the spark plug is its. I would say the spark plug belongs to it. So in what instance do we use its as a possesive pronoun?
thanks - Grainger
Although I see 'its' listed everywhere as possesive pronoun I'm having trouble thinking of an example of using 'its' in this way(as a posessive adjective would be easier). Whilst it's correct to say the dress is hers, it sounds odd to me to say the spark plug is its. I would say the spark plug belongs to it. So in what instance do we use its as a possesive pronoun?
thanks - Grainger
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I agree, Grainger, and so do the dictionaries. I think it's listed among the pronouns for the sake of classificatory symmetry. From one on-line dictionary: —Usage note While it is possible to use its as a predicate adjective ( The cat is angry because the bowl you'reeating out of is its!
- I agree, Grainger, and so do the dictionaries.
- I think it's listed among the pronouns for the sake of classificatory symmetry.
- From one on-line dictionary: —Usage note While it is possible to use its as a predicate adjective ( The cat is angry because the bowl you'reeating out of is its!
- ) or as a pronoun meaning “that or those belonging to it” ( Your notebookpages are torn.
- Borrow my notebook—its aren't ), such use is rare and in most circumstances strained.
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I agree, Grainger, and so do the dictionaries. I think it's listed among the pronouns for the sake of classificatory symmetry. From one on-line dictionary:
—Usage note
While it is
—Usage note
While it is
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