its
its
possessive determiner
possessive determiner
- belonging to or associated with a thing previously mentioned or easily identified
[属于或与先前提到过的或易于确认的事物有关 的]它的
turn the camera on its side.
旋转相机将其侧放。
he chose the area for its atmosphere.
他选择这个地区出于它的氛围。
■belonging to or associated with a child or animal of unspecified sex
[属于或与性别不计或不详时的动物或小孩有关的]它的
a baby in its mother's womb.
在母亲子宫中的婴儿。
- A common error in writing is to confuse the possessive its (as in turn the camera on its sidewith the contraction it's (short for either it is or it has, as in it's my fault; it's been a hot dayThe confusion is at least partly understandable since other possessive forms (singular nouns) do take an apostrophe + -s, as in the girl's bike; the President's smile
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