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The English words its and it's can be very confusing.
- It's is a contraction meaning it is.
- Its is a possessive pronoun meaning belonging to it.
If you can replace the single word with "it is", then use it's. If the sentence involves belonging to something, or replacing with "it is" doesn't make sense, then use its. Because "It is raining" makes sense, the correct word is it's (with the apostrophe).
On the other hand, if you weren't sure whether "The dog lost its collar" or "... it's collar" was correct, try replacing it's with "it is": "The dog lost it is collar", which sounds ridiculous. That means this case uses its (without the apostrophe)
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99.999% of English words use an apostrophe to indicate possession: The car's headlight, the man's suit, etc. Why should its be different? It's (it is!) that famous reason, the possessive forms of personal pronouns are exceptions to the rule. For example, you'd always write "the house is hers" rather than "her's", and the word it is exactly the same. I.e. its (belonging to it) possessive form does NOT have an apostrophe.
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What is the past tense of today it is raining?
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When was Raining in My Heart created?
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