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Its vs. It is
Its
/ɪts/Examples:
Soon we were winding in and out of its recesses.A mountain usually doesn't change its position.The sun, declining through its shallow arch, dropped behind the tree-tops.
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This word has no synonymsAntonyms:
This word has no antonymsIt is
/ɪt ɪz/Examples:
It is beyond any doubt that she aced the test.Is it usual for cats to behave like that at night?It is never too late to learn something new.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Its is a possessive pronoun, indicating ownership.
- It is is a contraction of it is or it has.
- Remember, its does not have an apostrophe because possessive pronouns never do.
- Whenever you can replace the word with it is or it has, use its'.
- If there is ownership involved, like The dog wagged its tail, use its.
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