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| It's | Its | ||
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| Meaning: | Abbreviated form of "it is" | "Its" is the possessive form of "it". So "its" means "belonging to it" |
It's is an abbreviation for "it is". Its is like "his", "hers" or "theirs" and can be loosely translated as "belonging to it".
Examples
- It's a shame that the civilized world still faces the problems of starvation and war.
- The United States is proud of its strong tradition of freedom of speech.
Comments: It's vs Its [Add Comments] |
| Comments on It's vs. Its |
"It's" is a contraction, where apostrophe's the norm.
Lo, it's not to be taken for a possessive form
of the pronoun "it"---now gather your wits:
its possessive form is unapostrophized "its".
-- Michael E. Skinner
- by 64.53.214.184 on 2008-07-10 12:26:09 |
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