2006-11-14 16:17:52 · 16 answers · asked by lying_in_wait 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
...Or not?
2006-11-14 16:18:33 · update #1
Thank you so much!!!!!
And in this application essay I was blabbing about how great I am at English!!!!
Omg!!
Lol, i am usually pretty good, but hey, even the best of us forget some little rules, right?
2006-11-14 16:22:36 · update #2
thanks for all the help guys!! and it came really quickly too when i needed it!
2006-11-14 16:23:13 · update #3
No. "It's" is a contraction for "it is". "Its" is possessive. Since in your sentence the team possesses the path, and "it" is a pronoun for "Team", it is possessive - therefore, use "its".
2006-11-14 16:20:29 · answer #1 · answered by ZenPenguin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No apostrophe in that case. I know it doesn't make sense, but we just don't use an apostrophe for "it" when it is possessive. Only if it's a contraction of "it is". No rhyme or reason, you just have to memorize it.
2006-11-14 16:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the literary 'bible', Strunk & Whites The Elements Of Style, no apostrophe required in your sentence since it is in the possessive case.
2006-11-14 16:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. An apostrophe in the word (It's) stands for "it is". That would not make sense in your sentence.
2006-11-14 16:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not confuse negative possession with a contraction.
When you see "it's" that means IT IS.
Say the sentence with it as IT IS
I can aid the team on it is path to success.
Nope, Neutral possession. ITS
2006-11-14 16:20:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If this is for an interview I 'd like to make a suggestion. I would change "I can" to "I will" it sounds more confident. I took a class on how to do a proper resume and interview.
2006-11-14 17:27:55 · answer #6 · answered by anonymously curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proper use: "I can aid the team on their pathway to success". Read it out loud and see what you think compared to others advise.
Good luck!
2006-11-14 16:31:43 · answer #7 · answered by 421blast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While an apostrophe is usually used in possessive form with nouns (boy's girl's man's) , it is not used with pronouns,(his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs).
2006-11-14 16:27:56 · answer #8 · answered by Just Gone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the word it's = it is, with the apostrophe.
2006-11-14 16:20:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no apostrophe, you're using its in possesive form, it's means it is
2006-11-14 16:19:19 · answer #10 · answered by bbqsunflowerseeds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋