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its or it’s · word that is a possessive determiner

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Its expresses possession without an apostrophe. Source: Wiktionary: its

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  1. 32its or it’s · contraction that means ‘it is’RECALL
    It’s.

    If ‘it is’ fits, use it’s; if not, the possessive its may be right.

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  2. 33there, their, or they’re · word that means ‘in a place’RECALL
    There.

    There can point to a place or introduce a sentence: ‘There is a reason.’

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  3. 34there, their, or they’re · word that is possessiveRECALL
    Their.

    Their shows that something belongs to them.

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