Choosing between its and it's발음듣기
Choosing between its and it's
Choosing between its and it's
[Voiceover] Hello, grammarians, and, hello, Paige.
[Voiceover] Hi, David.
[Voiceover] So, what are we working on today?
[Voiceover] So, today we're gonna talk about the difference between it's and its.
[Voiceover] Oh, oh, that sounds real tricky.
[Voiceover] Yeah, but we'll be okay.
[Voiceover] Okay. So, it's, with an apos - So, we have these two forms in English and they mean very different things.
So, let's go though them really quick.
So, it's with an apostrophe is a contraction, right?
What is it a contraction of?
[Voiceover] It is or it has.
[Voiceover] As in, it's a lovely day outside.
Or, for it has, like it's been, it has been one week since you looked at cheese.
[Voiceover] (laughing) Sad, it's been a sad week.
[Voiceover] It's been a sad week.
As opposed to its.
Can you walk me through its.
[Voiceover] So, its is a possessive pronoun.
And it's a little confusing 'cause possessive usually uses an apostrophe, too.
But possessive pronouns don't use apostrophes.
So, you would say something like, I like rib-eye steak because of its rich flavor.
[Voiceover] That's a pretty grody-looking steak.
[Voiceover] (laughs) I know, pink and green is not how you want your steak to look.
[Voiceover] So, we frankly just used its where we would use his or her or their or our.
You would use its.
[Voiceover] Right, it's just that it's not a person, so.
[Voiceover] So, if I were asking you, can I borrow your book?
That's kinda the same thing as I like rib-eye steak because of its flavor.
[Voiceover] Right, it's showing that the flavor belongs to the steak just like the book belongs to me.
[Voiceover] Right. So, flavor belongs to it, book belongs to you.
So, this is the core distinction, is if you're talking about anything that would be about possession you use its.
I-T-S, no apostrophe.
If you're trying to contract something, it is or it has, like it's a lovely day outside or it's been one week since you looked at cheese.
Then you would use I-T apostrophe S 'cause it's a contraction, you're trying to cram more information into this one little phrase.
[Voiceover] Precisely.
[Voiceover] Sweet. That's how you choose between I-T apostrophe S and I-T no apostrophe S.
You can learn anything. David out.
[Voiceover] Paige out.
[Voiceover] Okay. So, it's, with an apos - So, we have these two forms in English and they mean very different things.발음듣기
[Voiceover] Right, it's showing that the flavor belongs to the steak just like the book belongs to me.발음듣기
So, this is the core distinction, is if you're talking about anything that would be about possession you use its.발음듣기
If you're trying to contract something, it is or it has, like it's a lovely day outside or it's been one week since you looked at cheese.발음듣기
Then you would use I-T apostrophe S 'cause it's a contraction, you're trying to cram more information into this one little phrase.발음듣기
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