belonging to or associated with a thing, animal, etc already mentioned it
its tail
a child and its parents
its being late
its rejection
itsorit's? Note the difference between these two forms.Its izes the possessive form of it and (The bottle has lost its top; My car is in for its MOT): it has no apostrophe; it'ss, but neither has his or ours. It's is a shortened form of it is or it has: It's raining ; It's been an awful day