"Its" vs "It's": The Apostrophe Rule Students Keep Missing
Its vs it's — the possessive-without-apostrophe rule, why it's confusing, and how to never mix them up again.
“The dog wagged it’s tail.” “Its a nice day.” यह गलतियाँ हर जगह हैं।
Confusing इसलिए है क्योंकि English में apostrophe + s आमतौर पर possessive दर्शाता है (John’s book, the cat’s tail)। लेकिन “its” यह rule तोड़ता है — possessive में कोई apostrophe नहीं है।
- It’s = it is या it has (contraction). “It’s raining” = “It is raining.”
- Its = possessive (इसका). “The dog wagged its tail.”
“it is” या “it has” से replace करें:
It’s raining. = It is raining. ✓ → it’s
The dog wagged its tail. = The dog wagged it is tail. ✗ → its
It’s been great. = It has been great. ✓ → it’s
The company changed its policy. = The company changed it is policy. ✗ → its
| गलत | सही |
|---|---|
| The dog wagged it’s tail. | The dog wagged its tail. |
| Its a beautiful day. | It’s a beautiful day. |
| The tree lost it’s leaves. | The tree lost its leaves. |
- _____ going to rain later.
- The company changed _____ logo.
- _____ been a pleasure meeting you.
- The cat cleaned _____ fur.
- It’s (= It is)
- its (possessive)
- It’s (= It has)
- its (possessive)
- It’s = it is / it has (contraction)
- Its = possessive (इसका)
- Substitution test: “it is” या “it has” से try करें।