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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 his uncle. Correction suggestion: It's Its a good opportunity. Correction suggestion: It's Its basically the best! Correction suggestion: It's Its an internal thing. Correction suggestion: It's Its just a coincident. Correction suggestion: It's Chris and Nick, I know its probably a long shot that the two of you will come, but thought I would try. Correction suggestion: it's
Correct sentences for comparison:	Currently, there are fifteen records on its A list and twenty on its B list. Its first mine, north of town on the river's west side, was exhausted by 1873. Glace Bay, the second largest urban community in population, was the island's main coal mining centre until its last mine closed in the 1980s. In July 2007, Raytheon announced that it was developing a Next Generation Radar (RANGR) based on its earlier AN/APG-79 AESA radar as a competitor to Northrop Grumman's AN/APG-68 and AN/APG-80 for the F-16.
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ID:	IT_IS [37]
Version:	6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)

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