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Rule "its vs it is"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	its vs it is
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:	But its much better like this. Correction suggestion: it's I think its much better now. Correction suggestion: it's Its much easier. Correction suggestion: It's
Correct sentences for comparison:	In its much longer history in Eurasia, brown bears diverged from the two species of cave bear, ... The market began the session lower and gradually works its way higher most of the day Ruby 2.2.0 is on its way later in the year, and the Ruby agent is ready for it. It superseded the earlier Geiger-Müller tube because of its much longer life and lower operating voltage, typically 400-900 volts. Immediately below is LT's response to adding a "hook" in CMS that would distinguish ITs associated with SBA activity from other IT agreements....
ID:	IT_IS_2 [17]
Version:	6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-22 22:33:09 +0100)

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