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\r\n\r\nThese two words probably represent the most common usage problem in papers, but the distinction between the words is painfully simple. \u201cIt\u2019s\u201d always means \u201cit is.\u201d \u201cIts\u201d never does. At first glance, there seems to be an inherent inconsistency, because we usually use apostrophes to indicate possession, but certain words, for instance \u201cits,\u201d \u201chers,\u201d and \u201cyours,\u201d automatically show possession and need no apostrophes. When you write \u201cit\u2019s\u201d be certain that you mean two words rather than one. Read it to yourself aloud if you have to, reading every \u201cit\u2019s\u201d as \u201cit is.\u201d\r\n
In war, a country must protect its borders.\r\n\r\nIt is understood that part of the area\u2019s soil is of glacial origin.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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These two words probably represent the most common usage problem in papers, but the distinction between the words is painfully simple. \u201cIt\u2019s\u201d always means \u201cit is.\u201d \u201cIts\u201d never does. At first glance, there seems to be an inherent inconsistency, because we usually use apostrophes to indicate possession, but certain words, for instance \u201cits,\u201d \u201chers,\u201d and \u201cyours,\u201d automatically show possession and need no apostrophes. When you write \u201cit\u2019s\u201d be certain that you mean two words rather than one. Read it to yourself aloud if you have to, reading every \u201cit\u2019s\u201d as \u201cit is.\u201d<\/p>\n

In war, a country must protect its borders.<\/p>\n

It is understood that part of the area\u2019s soil is of glacial origin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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