Its or It's?

[RonBee]

It is

It is hot today.
_ _ _

It has

It's been hot here lately.
​

~R

 

[jacarandabri]

It's = it is

 

[RonBee]

It is​

It is hot today.​

_ _ _​

It has​

It's been hot here lately.​

~R

That first one was supposed to be: "It's hot today."

 

[w-indy]

I think It's means it is a thing
and Its means it belongs to a thing
so It's is correct

 

[silvercrow1000]

Hello all, I'm trying to improve my english, It's the first time to me to be in a Forum, The forums new world for me. I searched for a proper forum to begin with, I dont know if there is a welcom forum or not, I think "Begginer" the proper one.

 

[jfdeluna@hotmail.com]

Its is a possesive adjective "Its people are great".
It's is an abreviation of the verb "be" "It is a beautiful town".

 

[silvercrow1000]

"It's" is a shortcut of "It is", but "Its" is a possessive pronoun.
Examples:
"It's": It is a lovely town = It's a lovely town
"Its": I have a mobile and its colour is red.

 

[almlta3a]

I was thinking about that so i think it should be it's am i right??

 

[RonBee]

I was thinking about that, so I think it should be it's. Am Iright??

Question: Am I right?
Answer: Yes, it's it's.

 

[gaadhambalu]

Shouldn't it be: It's a lovely forum! :wink:

ya ofcourse.....therz nothin wrong in that........

 

[snig717]

yup

 

[christy_st_lai]

I think:

'Its' is a determiner. It means belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby

For example,
Turn the box on its side.
The dog had hurt its paw.
The baby threw its food on the floor.

'It's' is a short form. It may either be it is or it has.

 

[Niskelton]

This is not strictly a question for Poll as there should be no opinion involved. They are two distinct terms having very different meanings. ' It's ' is the abbreviated form of ' It is ' so is correct in the sentence you presented ' It's a lovely town ' = ' It is a lovely town ' The apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter(s) just as it does in Can't = Cannot Shouldn't = Should not.

' Its ' without the apostrophe (pronounced apostroffee) is used to show the possessive - that is - belonging to it. The dog chased its tail. The trouble is that we usually use the apostrophe to denote the possessive - as in ' Jane's bag ' - the bag belonging to Jane - so there is an inclination to think of ' It's ' as denoting the possessive. This then leads to confusion about what do do with Its
How about something to trigger the memory -
Remember - The possessive it has lost its apostrophe

 

[Soup]

I think:

'Its' is a determiner. It means belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby

For example,
Turn the box on its side.
The dog had hurt its paw.
The baby threw its food on the floor.

'It's' is a short form. It may either be it is or it has.

You're absolutely right. :-D:up:

 

[clevercells]

It's been a long time I didn't write emails

 

[mrschrisc]

Correct to: It's been a long time SINCE I HAVEN'T written any emails.

When you say, It's been a long time since I have written any e-mails." It's here means "It has."

 

[Alabady]

It's
And thanks a lot

 

[*salma*]

the true ansewer is : It's a lovely town.

 

[ishana]

What's the difference?

Its-possessive word

like; my,your
Sri lanka is a beautiful country and Its popularity make it as a tourist spot.

It's-contracted form

like;It is rainy day.
It has long tail.

 

[aru123423]

what the difference bet Its or It's