What's the difference between it's and its?

it's/its and who's/whose seem to confuse everyone!

Normally putting 's at the end of a word makes it possessive. Everyone learns that rule. But! "It" and "who" are both exceptions to that rule.

The possessive:

it = its

who= whose

When you see either of those with 's on the end, it will always be a contraction. It is. Who is.

Hope this helps.

The words it's and its are commonly confused: the apostrophe of omission (it's) is confused with the possessive (its). It's always means it is or it has , and is never to be used in place of the possessive its. Example:

It's a beautiful day = it is a beautiful day

(the apostrophe simply indicates the contraction; it stands in for the missing 'i'.)

its is possessive i.e. ( the lion must stay in its cage) it's is a contraction i.e. (it's only tuesday.). i try to remember by verbalizing ( it's, is it is) hope this makes some sense, good luck

The rule is special for it.

it's means it is

Its is possessive.

It's is a contraction for It is and its is possessive

it's is a contraction. it's = it is

eg it is dark ; it's dark

its is possessive

eg i bought a set of stereos, and its sound was loud

it's is the contraction for it is as in it is blue or it's blue its is possessive as its car or its stereo

Basically, you use "it's" in a sentence when you're actually supposed to use "it is" but ur too lazy too lol. So every time you use "it's" ask yourself, does the sentence need "it is" or its.

All you have to do is replace (mentally or physically) "it's" with "it is".. If it works, then "it's" is correct. The easiest thing to do is avoiding the use of "it's" altogether.

it's : contraction for it is.

its : possesion. something like that.

sorry if im not much help.