Things don't have a gender in English. So to make a possessive that relates to a thing, we use its. Here are some examples:
The company has moved its headquarters to Bangkok.
Even though she didn't buy the car, she was impressed by its features.
He chose the hotel for its excellent design.
If your native language has gendered nouns, this will probably sound strange to you. Nonethless it's important to pay attention to possessives, to use his, hers, and its correctly. One special note: with animals, we often us its unless the animal is known to us as a pet, etc.
The lion raised its head at looked at me.
Our dog can't find her favorite toy.
In the first sentence, you could use her head or his head, but its is commonly used when the animal is a stranger.
The company has moved its headquarters to Bangkok.
Even though she didn't buy the car, she was impressed by its features.
He chose the hotel for its excellent design.
If your native language has gendered nouns, this will probably sound strange to you. Nonethless it's important to pay attention to possessives, to use his, hers, and its correctly. One special note: with animals, we often us its unless the animal is known to us as a pet, etc.
The lion raised its head at looked at me.
Our dog can't find her favorite toy.
In the first sentence, you could use her head or his head, but its is commonly used when the animal is a stranger.
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