American Dictionary
Definition its in American English
its
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
determiner
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Its is the possessive form of it.
People often confuse its and it’s.
The form its is the possessive form of “it”:
✗ Television has it’s own gods and heroes.
✓ Television has its own gods and heroes.
✗ Society should not punish it’s criminals but rehabilitate them.
✓ Society should not punish its criminals but rehabilitate them.
The form it’s is the short form of “it is” or “it has”:
✗ Its true that men are naturally stronger than women.
✓ It’s true that men are naturally stronger than women.
Its is used in all types of text, but the short form it’s is used mainly in speech and informal writing, not usually in formal writing:
It’s too bad that you can’t come with us.
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