Just like the ‘theres’ and ‘yours’, its and it’s mean different things. Which one is the right one to use, and when?

Its

Its is a possessive form of the pronoun it. That means that whatever your discussing belongs to ‘it.’

What do I mean? For example:

That old house has its charms.
The boat lost its propellor. 

This form of it is describing posession.

It’s

This form of it describes posession. It’s a contraction (see what I did there) combining ‘it’ and ‘is’ or ‘has.’

Examples:

My car broke down; it’s got a spare tire.
My dog lost her stick, but it’s in the garden.

Implement

Write a few examples yourself! How can you illustrate these differences?

As you scroll through social media today, keep an eye out for these words and how people are using them.