How to use 'Its' or 'It's'

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Its confusing, or it's confusing?

Do you know when we should use its and it’s?

           
  • IT’S
 

The word it's is always used as a short form of it is.

‘It’s a red umbrella.’
 

In casual/ informal English it’s is also used for it has.

‘It’s got a hole in it.’
 
 
  • ITS
 

Its is a possessive pronoun like her or him. It means ‘belonging to it'.

‘The dog used its mouth to open the door.’

 
 
HINT
 

When you become confused writing, use it is instead of it’s and see if the sentence looks strange. If it looks OK, it probably is.

 

When you're not sure about its, try using his or hers instead. Again, if it looks grammatically OK, it probably is.

Comments

How to use 'Its' or 'It's'

A very and extremely important lesson please try to add an exercise for practise
Delroy

It's and its or it is or it has

Please add some more test sample with this words. Thanks
or should I say excersice don't know the spelling.

about it an it is

abed.
Please,could you add an exercice about this lesson regarding it and it is?

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