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Note: Common confusion with "it's" in fast drafting.
Its
//ɪts//
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The word "its" can be used as noun, pronoun, determiner and contraction.
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adjective anagram belonging belonging to contraction form gender gender neutrality generic generic pronoun hers his his hers inanimate inanimate objects it neuter neuter gender neuter possessive neuter pronoun neutral neutrality object objects possessive possessive adjective possessive contraction possessive neutral possessive pronoun pronoun short short form their
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