LanguageTool Community
Imprint · Privacy Policy
<< return to list of rules

Rule "its vs. it's"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect. Visit the LanguageTool homepage to use it online or download it for free.

Description: its vs. it's
Message: Did you mean \2s (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:
  • It's door is too small.
    Correction suggestion: Its
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Its door is too small.
  • It's what is keeping us busy.
  • It's weird isn't it?
  • It's that is so unbearably lonely.
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IT_IS [54]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-27 22:33:07 +0200)