Comments on: It’s or Its? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Darryl Cooper http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/comment-page-1/#comment-113423 Darryl Cooper Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:55:37 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/#comment-113423 As a teacher, I think that the it's, its problem is the most commonly encountered mistake in English expression. I tell the kids that it's so easy. It's not rocket science! Just remember that it's with an apostrophe can ONLY mean it is, or occasionally it has, and for all other applications the apostrophe is not required. This eliminates the those horrible constructions like 'The dog hurt it's paw'. If you read it as 'The dog hurt it is paw', it's obviously wrong. As a teacher, I think that the it’s, its problem is the most commonly encountered mistake in English expression.
I tell the kids that it’s so easy. It’s not rocket science! Just remember that it’s with an apostrophe can ONLY mean it is, or occasionally it has, and for all other applications the apostrophe is not required.
This eliminates the those horrible constructions like ‘The dog hurt it’s paw’. If you read it as ‘The dog hurt it is paw’, it’s obviously wrong.

]]> By: Michael http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/comment-page-1/#comment-29147 Michael Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:06:35 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/#comment-29147 Nice and neat explanations Nice and neat explanations

]]> By: The Truth About “It’s” http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/comment-page-1/#comment-872 The Truth About “It’s” Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:37:00 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/#comment-872 [...] was too late. Michael (It’s or Its?) had beaten me to [...] [...] was too late. Michael (It’s or Its?) had beaten me to [...]

]]> By: Dana Mark http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Dana Mark Thu, 31 May 2007 22:19:12 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/its-or-its/#comment-29 What a good way to remember the possessive has no apostrophe, comparing to "his" and "hers"! I wish my English teachers had taught me that. It would have been very helpful. What a good way to remember the possessive has no apostrophe, comparing to “his” and “hers”! I wish my English teachers had taught me that. It would have been very helpful.

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