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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Use of it's vs. Its in "Its got X, Y, Z"

Given the question "What does it have?" is the proper response "Its got ..." or "It's got ..."?

Both seem to work. "It's" as in "It has got " and "Its" as in belonging to the object being referenced. Which is correct? Or, are they both correct?

Humm, actually, "It has got" sounds incorrect.

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It's got = It has got (a variant of ' It has ') is correct. 'Its' is the possessive adjective: Its top has got a loose ***** .

— Mister Micawber

  • It's got = It has got (a variant of ' It has ') is correct.
  • 'Its' is the possessive adjective: Its top has got a loose ***** .
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It's got = It has got (a variant of 'It has') is correct. 'Its' is the possessive adjective: Its top has got a loose *****.
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Hi, but isn't "has got" redundant? The "has" already implies possession.

Is this correct: "It has a red cover"?

"It's" is a variant of "It is" but in context of my example it seems as though the "It's" cannot be separated from the "got" (which I believe you point out), otherwise: "It's a red cover" = "It has a red cover" which is wrong. That sentence really means: "It is a red
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AnonymousHi, but isn't "has got" redundant? The "has" already implies possession.
Yes, it's redundant, but it's a common idiom, and it's important to learn it because you will hear it quite often.
Anonymous"It's" is a variant of "It is"
Yes, and also a variant of "It has".
Anonymousalthough th
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Wouldn't it sound better or "more proper" to say " it has" rather than " it's got" or it's got"?

I cringe every time I hear someone say "it's got" it it's got" because it just sounds incorrect!

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