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It sleeps wherever it's legs give out. His little kitty knees must be powder
its*
(It's is it is)
"Its knees work hard because it's severely overweight."
It's*
noun, possessive
The cat has knees. It's knees are powder.
Here you go: It's vs its https://www.grammarly.com/blog/commonly-confused-words/its-vs-its/
We both used links from the same source.
I've traditionally used no apostrophe for inanimate objects, like a bus.
But when dealing with a gendered, thinking being, use the apostrophe.
Edit: no need for down-votes for a good-faith discussion, is there?
From the page that you linked:
The nature of the object doesn't change which form to use (which should make it easier to determine which is correct), and the correct form is not a debate.
Sure, language changes, but for now that's the accepted rule.
Awesome! Thanks! I was initially sure the pedant was right, but my grammarly "research" was hasty and misapplied, and I thought I had learned a new thing I was doing wrong. I do a lot of those...
No problem - cheers.
Downvotes for spreading incorrect information is appropriate.
Can't tell if troll or tragically clueless
From your own source:
"When should you not use a possessive apostrophe? Do not use possessive apostrophes with pronouns, which have their own unique possessive forms."
You wouldn't use he's or she's or they's for possession. It goes: his, hers, theirs, its. The cat's knees = its knees.