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Rule "its vs. it's"

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Description: its vs. it's
Message: Did you mean it's (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 removing the errors.
    Correction suggestion: It's
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • It was mainly because of its burgeoning economy.
  • No wonder Melissa responded so completely to its beckoning.
  • That may be extended to Cambridge and its surrounding countryside.
  • ... profiles which give a specific acoustic signal its defining character.
  • It would be decommissioned in March 1864, its surviving units combined into other corps.
  • ... remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes.
  • An inner class and its containing class are compiled.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IT_IS [27]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-05-02 22:33:08 +0200)