4. (Its, It’s) a shame that confusion over these two small words causes so much confusion. When used as a possessive pronoun in sentences such as “Put the snake in

(its, it’s) cage” an apostrophe is not needed any more than one would be if the word his were used instead.

However, (its, it’s) necessary to use an apostrophe to signify that either of the words is or has been condensed. ________ ________ ________