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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 where people walk around. Correction suggestion: It's ... and ultimately its each to their own, but having thought about... Correction suggestion: it's Of course, you know its each and every day that this problem occurs. Correction suggestion: it's
Correct sentences for comparison:	It has not yet found its way either into the pharmacopoeia. Its vs. It's London is counting iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace amongst its many attractions. The Service has not said what its next step will be. But mostly, I feel it because I see its poison working its way out of me and on to those around me as repercussions of my actions. London is a necropolis, its every corner the site of a murder, its soil a pudding of blood and tears. India is aiming to launch Chandrayaan-2, its first attempt to reach the moon. Leading its first rally it went off the road... ... into the American Le Mans Series; which ran its first season in 1999, the European races... Its exponentially larger development at the end of the... ..2013, Durham's Chester-le-Street ground will host its first Ashes Test match. ... a brain which uses its each and every part in the smallest action we do. CAPCO being an investment group uses its each bit of work on email... It puts its all into it. Wednesday had the company expanding its Half.com division to consumer electronics and sporting goods from books, music, movies and video games.
ID:	IT_IS [25]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)