It's and its are easy to confuse. It's is short for it is or it has. Its is the possessive form of it.

But, you might ask, don't apostrophes show possession, as in. Its with no apostrophe, on the other hand, is the possessive word, like his and her, for nouns without gender. For example, the sun was so bright, its rays blinded me. Its means belonging to it and it's means it is. but if we usually show possessiveness by adding an apostrophe and an -s, why doesn't that work here? The word it is a pronoun, and when you make a.

The word it is a pronoun, and when you make a.