it's and it's sound the same they are
homonyms but they mean different things
how do you know when it's needs an
apostrophe
it's with an apostrophe is a contraction
it means it is or it has
it's been a long time since i've visited
my uncle owen
if i expand that contraction you'll see
that here it's with an apostrophe means
it has
it has been a long time since i've
visited my uncle owen
it's sunny today
here you see that it's with an
apostrophe can be short for it is
it is sunny today
it's without an apostrophe on the other
hand is a possessive like the words his
and her
we use it when there isn't a gender the
butterfly spread its swings you're
talking about the wings that belong to
the butterfly so you want the possessive
form i t s no apostrophe
still not sure
try substituting in it is or it has in
the sentence and you'll see it doesn't
make sense the butterfly spread at his
wings no
the butterfly spread it has wings
that's how you know for sure you do not
want the apostrophe
try this one the town holds its annual
pancake breakfast in march
which word do we use
let's check if we use it's with an
apostrophe that means the sentence is
either the town holds it is annual
pancake breakfast in march
or the town holds it has annual pancake
breakfast in march
those sound all wrong don't they that's
because we need the possessive its
without an apostrophe
give this one a shot
it's my dream to dance with ringo starr
okay this one is tricky because we're
talking about my dream so you might
think we should use its it's the
possessive don't fall for that trap
use our trick try substituting in it is
or it has because if that works you know
we need the apostrophe
it is my dream to dance with ringo starr
why yes it is
what do you say ring out