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

Rule "confusion of 'it' and 'its'"

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

Description: confusion of 'it' and 'its'
Message: It seems that the possessive pronoun its fits better in this context. Please verify.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • It crystal lattice is isotypic with the oxides of most trivalent rare-earth metals.
    Correction suggestion: Its
  • Then if you have some way to tap into the action of it running you could hook up a monoprice zwave open close sensor contact in line with that so it status would show opened/closed depending if it was running or not running.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • The tilt sensor simply switches and it orientation changes from vertical to horizontal.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • I don’t use it now but I can throw together a quick app to see if it response is any faster.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • After it java process ends.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • And it devs prefer a counter.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • I think Atom and it architecture is an example.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • When hitting the accelerator, it volume goes up, too.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • A Guide to Bethlehem and it Surroundings.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • If you are not redlining it and it RPM stays low, then you should be fine.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • It projection states that Ghana's goals of reaching high-income economy status and newly industrialized country status will be easily realized between 2020 and 2039.
    Correction suggestion: Its
  • It origins date back to 1952 when a group of dentists set up the ‘British Society of Dental Hypnosis’.
    Correction suggestion: Its
  • Investors should be made aware that companies featured might pay consideration to OTC Investment News and/or it shareholders.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • Is it implemented as a method with closure as it input?
    Correction suggestion: its
  • It alpha decays to the extremely long-lived (in practice, stable) bismuth-209.
    Correction suggestion: Its
  • The airport is served by the metro, the suburban rail, buses to Piraeus port, Athens' city centre and it suburbs, and also taxis.
    Correction suggestion: its
  • They were asking if it item was black.
    Correction suggestion: its
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • The legislation specifies that no contract may be entered into later than February 15, 2001 and it sunsets on that date.
  • Maybe they’ll have a fix for it by then.
  • The largest region of Alaska, much of it uninhabited wilderness.
  • Abano.it Touristic informations web site.
  • I can’t set a specific alert for it by default.
  • The data is named in a way that makes the search for it impossible.
  • I think I’ll go back to the Samsung sensor but I don’t like the one and done concept for it if water gets too deep.
  • If it something else, change it to this one.
  • It auto plays.
  • So it prob killed itself.
  • Most of it no, but it does depend on the specific brand and model.
  • From what I’ve heard that the soulforge update was an ancient topic, and they told us they’ve been planning for it years ago.
  • It errors out when I try to open it on my Smartthings app.
  • It kind of sucks.
  • It uses a Z-UNO, a DS18B20 Sensor and that’s about it hardware wise.
  • If I'm not mistaken, I think I already paid you for it last week.
  • That respect will equate to more waves for you in the future because of your go for it attitude.
  • I really don’t have a need for it atm…
  • Tom will pay for it one day.
  • He is trying to get that moisture before it drys out.
  • I do realize it’s probably more technical than that but that’s what I got out of it haha!
  • Zookeeper Application Agent Monitoring - Not sure if it success.
  • It similar question with cpu.
  • Even when people are cheap, you pack enough in there and it ads up.
  • It time to consider having one EWS fundamentals site.
  • It makes an LED flash and I’ve messed with it ad nauseum, but still haven’t figured out if that means it is trying to pair as a zigbee device, or trying to connect over wifi/WPS, or what.
  • I had to unpair it and re-pair it and it work…
  • It uses a Z-UNO, a DS18B20 Sensor and that’s about it hardware wise.
Pattern: Show XML · Show in Rule Editor
Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: IT_ITS [3]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-19 22:33:07 +0200)