Blaze@dormi.zone to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-22 年前The real size of Australiafiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down110
arrow-up1181arrow-down1imageThe real size of Australiafiles.catbox.moeBlaze@dormi.zone to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-22 年前message-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前So what is the rule exactly? “Australia’s” and “Rome’s” both have an apostrophe, and that’s what “it” is standing in for here.
minus-squareitsnotits@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前https://www.scribbr.com/nouns-and-pronouns/possessive-pronouns/
minus-squareCanadaPluslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 年前I don’t know, seems kind of goofy. For a word like “his”, there is no counterpart “hi”, but there is an “it”.
minus-squaremalijaffri@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 年前I’m assuming that “him” is related to the hypothetical counterpart “hi”
So what is the rule exactly? “Australia’s” and “Rome’s” both have an apostrophe, and that’s what “it” is standing in for here.
https://www.scribbr.com/nouns-and-pronouns/possessive-pronouns/
I don’t know, seems kind of goofy. For a word like “his”, there is no counterpart “hi”, but there is an “it”.
I’m assuming that “him” is related to the hypothetical counterpart “hi”