Should "its" have an appostrophe for "it has?"?

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Answer 1

Nope, you have to say "it has."

it's = it is

And "its" is used like this:
You can say "The store's stickers sell well." OR "Its stickers sell well."

Answer 2

To rant and rave a bit:

People, what language do you speak? Many of these answers are ridiculous.

It's is perfectly acceptable, grammatical English to use 'it's' as a contraction for 'it has' That's been around in English for years. Haven't any of you nay-sayers ever said "It's been a long time since I ..."? What the Hell do you think 'it's' stands for there? It is - nope, 'it is been' doesn't make sense. Maybe 'it was' - no, not that one either. How about 'it HAS'?

If you think that's tough, how about 'It'd'?

Depending on context, that could be one of three things:

It could
It would
It had.


The base question was whether 'its' should have an apostrophe for 'it has'. The answer is YES.

Answer 3

Yes, because it is a contraction. All you have to remember is that pronouns only use apostrophes in contractions, never in possessive forms. Its, hers, theirs, yours, etc. never use apostrophes when you are talking about belonging to it, to her, etc. In the case of "it has", you would only use that in the situation where you're (you are, a contraction) abbreviating something like "(it's) it has been nice to be with you", not "it has four wheels". I.e., never with just the verb "to have".

Answer 4

"It's" is a contraction. It is short for "it is". It's not a way to ascribe a property to some "it".

"Its" is a possessive pronoun. Its interpretation is something like "that which belongs to it", where "it" stands for some previously defined object.


Examples:

It’s a good idea to come to class everyday.

“It’s” can be replaced by “It is.”

The school is trying to update its computers.

“Its” is being used as a possessive pronoun because the computers belong to the school

Answer 5

yes it does have an apostrophe - it's is for it is as well
if it is plural e.g. talking about a dog for instance, its' legs are long then you put the apostrophe after the 's'

Answer 6

It's- It is. It is a sunny day.

Its- Its hair is brown.

A very simple grammar concept.

Answer 7

It defiantly should The word should be writtin like "it's" See below.


Main Entry: it's
Pronunciation: 'its, &ts
: it is : it has

Answer 8

Its is like his or hers

It's is short for it is

Answer 9

yes it should. like if you're talking about the walrus with the bucket, you'd say "it's got a bucket", short for "it has a bucket".

Answer 10

The Word it's stands for it is, so you cannot use its to abbreivate it has