A. She enjoyed the movie and told me it's scenery remined her of her hometown.
B. You really ought to take up fly- fishing-- it's a relaxing hobby.
C. This is a fine pice of furniture,and it's merits speak for themselves.
D. She wants to study music in all of it's various genres.
2006-06-23 13:25:38 · 18 answers · asked by deebeals 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
On B is correct - it's a contraction of it is...the others are incorrect because they are supposed to be possessives.
2006-06-23 13:29:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They all look right to me.
It's can be a conjunction to shorten it is or it can be used to show possession.
Furniture would be the subject, It takes the place of the word abd therefore should be able to use it's when refering to qualities IT posseses.
2006-06-23 13:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by sshazzam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. It's is a contraction for it is. Its without the apostrophe is a possessive pronoun like his and hers. The other three sentences should use its without the apostrophe.
2006-06-23 13:31:11 · answer #3 · answered by Lleh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B
The apostrophe in "it's" ALWAYS indicates a contraction of "it is" and NEVER EVER EVER acts as a possessive indicator. If you learn this one thing, you will know one thing more than 80% of English-speaking adults! (Shazzam included, apparently!)
2006-06-23 13:56:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
B
All the others use its in a possessive format instead of being short for "it is"
2006-06-23 13:28:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
B is correct- because it's in this case means it is. if you substitute in the sentence, it makes sense.
However, if you substitute it is in the other sentences and read them out-- it makes no sense-- instead they should be its-- which is the possessive
2006-06-23 14:16:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. Think that it's is short for it is. "It is a relaxing holiday" makes sense but if you replace the others they don't.
2006-06-24 18:58:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. The apostrophe rule is all whacked when it comes to its and it's!!
2006-06-23 13:29:17 · answer #8 · answered by tworottz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B- it's is short for it is.... the others are posessive... but it is the exception to the rule.
this will explain it much better :)
http://www.cgl.uwaterloo.ca/~csk/its.html
2006-06-23 13:32:42 · answer #9 · answered by teamteacher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's B because it's a contraction of it is
2006-06-23 13:47:10 · answer #10 · answered by sabrina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋