Explain the grammar problems in the following sentence to a nonnative speaker. ?

Question

Its too bad Bob’s cat lost it’s toy .

Answer 1

It should be the following:

It's too bad Bob's cat lost its toy.

The first "it's" means "it is".

The second "its" is the possessive form of "it" and doesn't need an apostrophe.

Answer 2

The correct form would be 'It's too bad Bob's cat lost its toy.'

The following words - don't, wasn't, haven't they're, she's, he's are actually shortened forms of do not, was not, have not, they are, she is, he is.

In the same way, 'it is' becomes it's.

Usually, APOSTROPHE S  i.e. 's is used to denote possession. But when you want to say 'the toy of it' you say it as 'its toy', not 'it's toy'. That's just how English is!

Answer 3

What's the cat's name?

Answer 4

I think it needs to be

It's too bad, Bob's cat lost it's toy