explain to everyone the difference between ITS and IT'S?
2007-07-16 08:56:05 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's the tip of the iceberg penquin - pun intended
2007-07-16 08:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
"Its" ( I - T - S ) is a possessive pronoun.
"It's" ( I - T - ' - S ) is a contraction.
The former is a non gendered statement that something is in ownership, possession, or direct relation to something else of something else.
"Yahoo! Answers is a useful too. Its many features help find answers to my many questions."
The later is a contraction, the combination of "it" and "is".
"It's a shame so few people on the Internet practice such abhorrent grammar. Their English teachers must be rolling in their graves."
The primary reason why people get confused is that its is the one possessive pronoun that adds nothing but an 's' to the end of the world. "It's" and "its" are far more similar than he's and his for instance.
Further, generally speaking the addition of an apostrophe and an 's' to a word is generally possessive as opposed to the few contractions which follow this format. Thus, people tend to default to the more common occurrence instead of the proper rules behind the contraction.
2007-07-16 09:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by Shawn L 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ok let me get this straight. Its denotes possession as in "its grammatical correctness depends on every rule having an exception" (usually the 's denotes possession such as in Bill's or Susie's or Microsoft's) whereas It's is a contraction such as It's just not fair that English has so many exceptions (usually Bills or Susies or Microsofts indicates plurality). Interesting. I wonder how one would write the plural form of It (many Its)? Here an it, there an it, everywhere an it, it. Are we having fun yet?
2007-07-16 09:08:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm...this is a problem I find often in my work-life as a Tech Writer!
"It's" is a contraction of it and is...
"Its" is the possessive tense of it...something BELONGS to this 'it' that is being referenced.
They are in NO WAY interchangeable and there 'should' be no confusion...but there is...
Hope that helps...:)
2007-07-16 11:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by Rev Debi Brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's is a contraction for the words 't is'. Its, is a third person singular, possessive pronoun, sometimes used as a possessive adjective.
2007-07-16 09:01:50 · answer #5 · answered by SexRexRx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an apostrophe. Not a big deal . . . I'm thinking there is so much more to think about in this section.
2007-07-16 09:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simplest way to explain it is if you can say "it is" then you say "it's". If you cannot say "it is" then you just use "its"
"I hate the cat. Its claws scratched me". You cannot say "It is claws scratched me"
"It's not fun to be scratched by cat's claws". You can say "It is not fun to be scratched by cat's claws"
I may have that exactly wrong. It may be that you have "it's" if it is possessive and cannot be "it is", hence "it's claws" (because the claws belong to the cat). Likewise if you the word is not possessive "it is bad to be clawed" then you simply use its.
But.... I think the first explanation is right.
2007-07-16 09:08:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's differance between norrispenguin and norrispenguin's
2007-07-16 09:00:40 · answer #8 · answered by Ismail Eliat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IT'S is a combination if IT and IS like IT'S illegal to kill someone. if ur talking about the possesive u don't use an apostrophe so u don't confuse it with the other one so you say a dog returns to ITS vomit
2007-07-16 08:59:36 · answer #9 · answered by Smee 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Picky picky...
Its not something to get excited about.
Grammar will have it's revenge some day though..
I'm completely messing with you. I think it is mainly just being lazy while typing.
2007-07-16 09:02:55 · answer #10 · answered by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋