Grammar Tip Explanation Example

It's versus Its It's with an apostrophe means it is (or, a little less often, it has);
Its without an apostrophe means belonging to it.
An analogy: think of "he's" ("he is" gets an apostrophe) and "his" ("belonging to him" doesn't).
What about its', with the apostrophe after the s? — Never, never, never.




It’s a pity you can’t come to my party next week. (= It is)

They built a new school in town last year. Its cost went up to $5.000.00. (The cost of it, the building)

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