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I sat on the chair. One of its legs was damaged. vs I sat on the chair. One of it's legs were damaged.

The correct phrase is: 'I sat on the chair. One of its legs was damaged.' The possessive pronoun 'its' does not require an apostrophe, and the verb 'was' should agree with the singular noun 'leg.'

Last updated: March 28, 2024 • 3923 views

I sat on the chair. One of its legs was damaged.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'its' as the possessive pronoun for inanimate objects, and ensure that the verb agrees with the singular or plural noun that follows.

Examples:

  • I found a book. One of its pages was torn.
  • She bought a car. One of its tires was flat.
  • The house has many windows. One of its shutters is broken.
  • He owns a company. One of its branches is located overseas.
  • The tree in the garden lost a branch. One of its leaves was turning yellow.
  • Pull me over there on the chair.
  • A cat was sitting on the chair.
  • Big hair, Bambi eyes, sitting on the chair.
  • Big hair, Bambi eyes, sitting on the chair.
  • All right, I've finished recalibration on the chair.
  • You put your left arm on the chair.
  • I forgot my coat on the chair.
  • There's an afghan on the chair.
  • There's one in the sitting-room bouncing on the chairs.
  • You see, in the kitchen on the chair.
  • Video camera up there's got pictures of your boyfriend here waiting on customers while you're sleeping on the chair.
  • It was in the holster on the chair.
  • Grandpa's sleeping on the chair.
  • When I went in, they beckoned me to sit on the chair.
  • Pull down your pants and... kneel on the chair.
  • I went to the mess for five minutes, and when I got back, he was already on the chair.
  • 'Tis behind you, dear, on the chair.
  • YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TELL ALICE ABOUT THE BLOODSTAINS ON THE CHAIR.
  • Right, You hold the plate beneath the toast, you eat it on the chair.
  • It's only one of its legs.

I sat on the chair. One of it's legs were damaged.

This phrase is incorrect. 'It's' is a contraction of 'it is' or 'it has,' not a possessive pronoun. Also, 'were' should be 'was' to agree with the singular noun 'leg.'

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