It's .....

After seeing the..... it's/its usage.... used incorrectly in 2 professional organizations' letters, I couldn't help myself from trying to help set it straight!!

 Simply stated:
If you use...... it's.....
you MUST be able to use the words....'it is' [ or it has] in place of it's.

It's easy.
It is easy.
It's been snowing all day.
It has been snowing all day.[past tense]

The cat ate all of it's food.
The cat ate all of it is food.???



I think my brain has a mind of it's own.
I think my brain has a mind of it is own.??????   [ doesn't make sense]

So, just get in the habit of saying 'it is' when you write 'it's' and  you will be correct.
That's what those nuns taught me many years ago...along with
 'Always proof read your work one more time' to make sure... its meaning is correctly stated.

[Did you think that should have said..to make sure it's meaning was correctly stated??]
That would make it say...to make sure 'it is' meaning ' is correctly stated.

RECESS!!!  Time to play.