2012-08-02
grammar tip
A lot of people seem to have trouble remembering which cases to use "its" and "it's."
It's is a contraction of it is, while its is possessive.
Is there an easy way to remember this, or a rule to apply? Try this...
You can usually spell "yours," "theirs" and "ours" right, right? Possessive, no apostrophe. "His," "hers". Possessive pronouns don't have apostrophes.
I bet you had the same problem with who's and whose, didn't you?
It's is a contraction of it is, while its is possessive.
Is there an easy way to remember this, or a rule to apply? Try this...
You can usually spell "yours," "theirs" and "ours" right, right? Possessive, no apostrophe. "His," "hers". Possessive pronouns don't have apostrophes.
I bet you had the same problem with who's and whose, didn't you?