It's everywhere, believe me.
It's almost as if the rule has a brain of its own and it takes over our writing.
It's the old It's vs Its rule!
It's means it is or it has.
Its shows possession, as in it belongs to someone or something.
I check myself this way:
If I write it's, I make sure that when I substitute it is or it has (in my mind), it still makes sense.
If I write its because I think it should show possession, I still double check by substituting it is or it has. It shouldn't make sense.
Ready for a quiz? It's used by those who speak a language other than English. Can you imagine how hard this rule is for them?
But for you, it's easy, right? I expect that you'll get 100% or pretty close. Make me proud.
: )
CLICK HERE FOR QUIZ
If you doubt how important this is, the Mean Ol' School Marm will make it clear.
CLICK HERE to read a Mean Ol' Schoolmarm Moment of the Day post about our topic.
(She scares me... just a bit.)
No comments:
Post a Comment