Steve Bailey
Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator
I don't have a problem distinguishing between the possessive and the contraction.
My problem is in remembering whether "its" or "it's" is the exception to the general rule.
The exception to the rule is actually "its" because that is the possessive but the general rule for forming the possessive is to add an apostrophe + s to the end of the noun.
Best I can come up with is to remember that "hers" and "yours" are both possessive pronouns and they don't use the apostrophe.
My problem is in remembering whether "its" or "it's" is the exception to the general rule.
The exception to the rule is actually "its" because that is the possessive but the general rule for forming the possessive is to add an apostrophe + s to the end of the noun.
Best I can come up with is to remember that "hers" and "yours" are both possessive pronouns and they don't use the apostrophe.