[header] How to use its and it 's [title] Use " its " to indicate possession. [step] When the pronoun is " it, " the possessive form is " its. " like the possessive determiners " hers " and " his, " " its " doesn't need an apostrophe to indicate possession. 
Write " its " to describe something that belongs to, or is a part of, an animal, plant or inanimate object. Some example sentences may include : [substeps] My oak tree loses its leaves in autumn.