Its or It's?

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What's the difference?
 

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Who has voted so far--you and me?

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It's = it is.

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And two others. ;-)
 

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It's got many places worth visiting. ;-)
 

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It's had its moments. ;-)
 

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henry said:
It's a yeah, and its tomorrow will never die, too. :wink:

It's been good knowing you. :) (I never knew "yeah" was a noun. :wink: )

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it's is the short term for "it is"
its used to show a possession of "it"
 

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IT'S is the shortened version for IT IS or IT HAS.
Examples using IT'S:
It's very cold outside today.
It's so nice to meet you.
Did you hear it's going to rain?
It's been a long time time since I have seen her.

ITS is a posessive pronoun.
Examples using ITS:
The dog ate its bone.
I love Norway for its beautiful mountains.
The company is going bankrupt. Its employees are scared they'll lose their jobs.
 
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Nary

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Re: Applied linguistics

I dont know but I to would like the answer to that one.
 

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I like the first one but I am always write the second I don’t know why?
 

julesrules

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Yup, "It's" stands for "It has" or "It is". Possesive apostrophies are incorrect when used with "It".
 

nylecoj

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im not sure with my answer yet but i just check when i go home on the other if any one observe any wrong grammar or spellling your free to tell me... hehehehe thankx
 
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The poor dog bit its tail. - its = possessive adjective
It`s been long since I last saw him - it`s = it has [auxiliary]
It`s just another question - it`s = it is
 
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