Dec 14, 2004 01:22
19 yrs ago
English term
baby
it's & its
Non-PRO
English
Other
Linguistics
The different btw two. Pls give some eg. tq
Responses
| 4 +3 | it's/its |
idberg
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| 5 +7 | xplntn |
Charlie Bavington
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| 5 +2 | it's = it is; its = belonging to it |
Rowan Morrell
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| 5 +1 | it's &its |
Joanna Szulc
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Responses
+3
14 mins
Selected
it's/its
It's = It is
e.g. It's a big house.
It's time to go.
= It has
e.g. It's been a long time since I last saw you.
It's got a lock that's impossible to crack.
its = possessive adjective
e.g. Its legs were brown. Its eyes were purple.
e.g. It's a big house.
It's time to go.
= It has
e.g. It's been a long time since I last saw you.
It's got a lock that's impossible to crack.
its = possessive adjective
e.g. Its legs were brown. Its eyes were purple.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "yeah i knew that but what i mean actually is some word eg "The school students doesn't have a discipline" or The school's students doesn't have a dicipline"?
('s = is belong to something rite?)"
+7
6 mins
Charlie Bavington
Native in English
&
English
Hassle-free translations for busy people
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
xplntn
The diff, is:
it's = it is. e.g. "some people think it's rude not to bother to write full words"
its = possessive of 'it' e.g. "the car broke down when its engine blew up"
it's = it is. e.g. "some people think it's rude not to bother to write full words"
its = possessive of 'it' e.g. "the car broke down when its engine blew up"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Monica Colangelo
: I am not a native speaker of English. And I must say I can't understand why native speakers cannot tell the difference
11 mins
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| agree |
Java Cafe
13 mins
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| agree |
Maria Baquero
32 mins
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| agree |
RHELLER
: u r rite :-)
37 mins
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| agree |
Agnieszka Hayward (X)
: yep
37 mins
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| agree |
wordsandmore
51 mins
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| agree |
Lys Nguyen
1 hr
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+1
7 mins
Joanna Szulc
Native in English
&
English
facilitating communication
Native in: Polish 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to Polish, Polish to English, and 3 more.
it's &its
it's - is an abreviation for it is
eg. It's snowing. (It is snowing.)
its - answers the question whose or who does it belong to.
eg. Seoul is a big city. Its (Seoul's) population is about 10 milion.
eg. It's snowing. (It is snowing.)
its - answers the question whose or who does it belong to.
eg. Seoul is a big city. Its (Seoul's) population is about 10 milion.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
bigedsenior
: "it's" is a contraction, wouldn't you agree
57 mins
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forgot the term thanks
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| agree |
Rutie Eckdish
1 hr
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+2
9 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
&
English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
it's = it is; its = belonging to it
These two get mixed up A LOT, but there is a clear difference between them. It's is the contracted form of "it is"; e.g. "It's cloudy today = It is cloudy today". Its is the possessive form of it, e.g. "Its main claim to fame is ... = The main claim to fame of it is ..." or "The train gave a long blast on its whistle = The train gave a long blast on the whistle that belongs to it".
Unfortunately, the two forms are mixed up so often it's (i.e. it is) not funny. You could quite easily see a sentence like "The train gave a long blast on it's whistle", which is incorrect, although context usually makes the meaning clear. Even reputable newspapers get it wrong far too frequently. But anyway, I hope this has been of assistance.
Unfortunately, the two forms are mixed up so often it's (i.e. it is) not funny. You could quite easily see a sentence like "The train gave a long blast on it's whistle", which is incorrect, although context usually makes the meaning clear. Even reputable newspapers get it wrong far too frequently. But anyway, I hope this has been of assistance.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Noorsalhanim Che Jamel
11 mins
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Thanks hanim.
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| agree |
Andy Watkinson
15 mins
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Thanks Andy.
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