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Rule "its vs. it's"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	its vs. it's
Message:	Did you mean <suggestion>it's</suggestion> (short for 'it is') instead of 'its' (possessive pronoun)?
Category:	Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link:	https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-its/
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	Its so good. Correction suggestion: It's Its nice. Correction suggestion: It's Plus its awfully slow. Correction suggestion: it's We need some cool refreshments when its on. Correction suggestion: it's Or its too individual? Correction suggestion: it's Yes, it's hard to remember if its not everyday. Correction suggestion: it's Close the garage door once its docked. Correction suggestion: it's Purely to save money - always smoked so dunno whether its beneficial. Correction suggestion: it's
Correct sentences for comparison:	Please check its content. Its new feature. Japan claims the Northern Territories for its own. Not mine but its own. Any decrease in the Gibbs function of a system is the upper limit for any isothermal, isobaric work that can be captured in the surroundings, or it may simply be dissipated, appearing as T times a corresponding increase in the entropy of the system and/or its surrounding.
ID:	IT_IS [14]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)

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