Apostrophe help please its/it's/its'

PeacesOfAte · 2014-04-27T21:03:34+00:00

a stripe down its back or a stripe down its' back or a stripe down it's back please?

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PeacesOfAte · 27/04/2014 22:03

a stripe down its back

a stripe down its' back

a stripe down it's back

please?

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AgentProvocateur · 27/04/2014 22:03

Its

DramaAlpaca · 27/04/2014 22:04

Its

Cataline · 27/04/2014 22:04

its

AgentProvocateur · 27/04/2014 22:04

It's only it's if it is short for "it is". And it's never ever its'.

MrsPear · 27/04/2014 22:05

Its

It's means it is

VeryStressedMum · 27/04/2014 22:05

What AgentProvocateur said.

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PeacesOfAte · 27/04/2014 22:06

thank you!

also - 'he removes something from its mouth' (the dog's mouth) - is that correct?

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bigbadbarry · 27/04/2014 22:06

Yes

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PeacesOfAte · 27/04/2014 22:18

Thanks very much, again!

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