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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>its</suggestion> (possessive pronoun) instead of 'it’s' (short for 'it is')?
Category: Possible Typo (ID: TYPOS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/word-choice-its/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • New Robot Reproduces on It's Own.
    Correction suggestion: Its
  • The cat was on it's own in the large house.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • The country's crisis was of it's own making.
    Correction suggestion: its
ID: IT_IS [29]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-30 22:33:07 +0100)