its vs it's

The phrases "its" and "it's" are commonly confused in English. "Its" is a possessive pronoun, while "it's" is a contraction of "it is" or "it has." Understanding the difference between the two can help you use them correctly in sentences.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 1290 views

its

This is correct as a possessive pronoun, indicating belonging or ownership.

Use "its" to show possession or belonging, such as "The dog wagged its tail."

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Foreign military units are deployed on its territory against its will.
Liberals protested its dogmatism and evangelicals its Roman tendencies.
Liberalism acquired its real meaning and its content from its enemies.
We're its highs and its lows, its misfits, its beauty queens, its brain and its brawn, its master, its blaster, its soul, and its gluteus maximus.
Nowadays Linköping is known for its university and its high-technology industry.
Gerald focuses on its biochemistry while Rachel studies its behavior.
This shows its difficulty, not its impossibility.
Every second its microprocessor compares with its database of risk zones.
Treviso impresses its visitors with its incomparable medieval flair.
Marinehaus considers its users' privacy fundamental for its business.
They enhance its visibility and therefore its effectiveness.
Reinforce its position and ensure its operational and financial independence.
Elected institutions must redefine its objectives and monitor its activities.
He perceived its voice and felt its sentiment.
Rolling Ball reserves its rights to select its clients.
Seek its inspiration, its power.
This water demonstrates every day its dermatological effectiveness with its users.
The socialist enterprise draws its definitions differently than its capitalist counterpart.
Each fault has its volume and its inevitable consequences.
Whole foods controls its image by controlling its inventory.

it's

This is correct as a contraction of "it is" or "it has."

Use "it's" as a contraction in sentences like "It's raining outside" (for "it is") or "It's been a long day" (for "it has").

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This moving-day business, it's repulsive.
Perhaps only music because it's ephemeral.
But it's hooded warbler migration season.
And it's equipped with aluminum-frame...
Supposedly it's pretty common among ex-addicts.
All this, it's rather unsettling.
It's commitment, it's joy, it's understanding, it's patience, it's anger, it's reconciliation, it's everything.
Because it's fun and it's for charity.
Ferdinand knows Rachel, but it's... it's my meeting.
And it's... it's definitely too soon for a double date.
I don't think it's that important, because it's pretty solid.
But it's ten quid a bottle and it's highly toxic.
Because it's exciting and it's challenging.
So it's post-war, but it's still really special.
And it's made of polyethylene, so it's very thin.
Because it's published on demand and it's developed from this repository of open materials.
The reason this car was so brilliant is that it's light, it's small and it's simple.
I mean, it's weird and it's scary, but it's the first time anything like this has happened on Earth.
But it's in me, it's - it's in here. It's me, it's who I am.
Again, it's just capturing personality.

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