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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:
  • Its Google not Facebook.
    Correction suggestion: It's
  • Hey, its Katie from finance.
    Correction suggestion: it's
  • Its Jackson but you can call me Jack.
    Correction suggestion: It's
  • Its Jackson's car.
    Correction suggestion: It's
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • Its Chancellor, Robert Hutchins, structured the school as an "ideal meritocracy," with no age requirement.
  • 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 [46]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-11-03 22:33:08 +0100)