it's made easy

it's or its?

it's stands for "it is"

it's a miserable day  = it is a …

it's hard to understand  = it is hard …

so if you can substitute  "it is" and it makes sense, use it's

whereas its denotes possession and must be followed by a noun (or a noun with an adjective)

Glasgow and its beautiful parks

filet mignon and its accompaniments

the new model is cheaper than its predecessor

the mountain will retain its secret

Test yourself:

1. the baby and … mother
2. what … like to be an orphan
3. the book in … entirety
4. … special nature
5. this is how … going to be

Answers: paste the upside down answers into FLIP

 to save turning computer upside down!

ǝq oʇ ƃuıoƃ s,ʇı ʍoɥ sı sıɥʇ ˙5  
ǝɹnʇɐu lɐıɔǝds sʇı ˙4  
ʎʇǝɹıʇuǝ sʇı uı ʞooq ǝɥʇ ˙3  
uɐɥdɹo uɐ ǝq oʇ ǝʞıl s,ʇı ʇɐɥʍ ˙2  
ɹǝɥʇoɯ sʇı puɐ ʎqɐq ǝɥʇ ˙1