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I sat on the chair. One of it's legs were damaged. vs I sat on the chair. One of its 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, as it already indicates possession. The verb "were" should be singular "was" to agree with the singular subject "one."

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

This phrase is incorrect. The possessive pronoun "its" should not have an apostrophe, and the verb "were" should be singular "was."

The correct possessive pronoun is "its" without an apostrophe. The verb should be singular "was" to agree with the singular subject "one."
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  • It was in the holster on the chair.
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I sat on the chair. One of its legs were damaged.

This phrase is correct. The possessive pronoun "its" is used correctly without an apostrophe, and the verb "were" is plural to agree with the plural noun "legs."

This phrase is correctly using the possessive pronoun "its" without an apostrophe to indicate possession. The verb "were" is plural to agree with the plural noun "legs."
  • You put your left arm on the chair.
  • You can just stand on the chair.
  • There's an afghan on the chair.
  • Big hair, Bambi eyes, sitting on the chair.
  • Pull me over there on the chair.
  • There's one in the sitting-room bouncing on the chairs.
  • I forgot my coat on the chair.
  • All right, I've finished recalibration on the chair.
  • Big hair, Bambi eyes, sitting on the chair.
  • A cat was sitting on the chair.
  • 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.
  • Grandpa's sleeping on the chair.
  • It was in the holster on the chair.
  • When I went in, they beckoned me to sit on the chair.
  • I-I went to the mess for five minutes, and when I got back, he was already on the chair.
  • Pull down your pants and... kneel on the chair.
  • Right, You hold the plate beneath the toast, you eat it on the chair.
  • 'Tis behind you, dear, on the chair.
  • YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO TELL ALICE ABOUT THE BLOODSTAINS ON THE CHAIR.

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