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

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description:	confusion of 'it' and 'its'
Message:	It seems that the possessive pronoun <suggestion>its</suggestion> fits better in this context. Please verify.
Category:	Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences that this rule can detect:	He has concerns on it movement. Correction suggestion: its How about it community? Correction suggestion: its It will be able to accomodate ANY type of organization for each of it quadrants. Correction suggestion: its
Correct sentences for comparison:	I intend to listen to it tonight. I understand that how soon we start working on it depends on the list of IT priorities. This would seem like a waste without it no? This would seem like a waste without it right? I really don’t have a need for it atm… The data is named in a way that makes the search for it impossible.
ID:	IT_ITS [4]
Version:	6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-29 22:33:07 +0100)

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