Avoiding Common Mistakes: Understanding the Use of 'Its' and 'It's

 Avoiding Common Mistakes: Understanding the Use of 'Its' and 'It's


'Its' is a possessive pronoun that shows ownership or possession by the noun "it." For example, "The cat licked its paw."

'It's' is a contraction of "it is." For example, "It's raining outside."

It is a common mistake to use "its" in place of "it's" or vice versa, as the words are often pronounced similarly but have different meanings.

For example, "The cat licked it's paw" is incorrect because "it's" is short form of 'it is' and it should be 'its' which is possessive pronoun. Similarly, "It's a nice day today" is correct because it's short form of 'it is' and it's describing the weather.

It is important to pay attention to context and the role a word is playing in a sentence to avoid this common mistake.

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