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“Its” owns. “It’s” = “It is.”
Its (belongs to it)
“Its” matches up with “his,” a possessive pronoun. “His” doesn’t need an apostrophe, so neither does “its.”
It’s (it is)
The apostrophe, that little thingie between the “t” and “s,” is the remnant of the “i” that was removed. “It’s” is the contraction for “it is.” Stretch out the dot of the “i” to remember that the letter is missing.
And your spell checker will not always catch it.
Examples:
- Your dog couldn’t find its bone. It’s buried in the field.
- “its” = possessive
- “It’s” = “It is”
- It’s funny to watch your dog dig a hole, bury the bone, and then run around looking for its bone.
- “It’s” = “It is”
- “its” = possessive
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