Its so much more than that

FOUND ONLINE: This may look like just another rock, but its so much more than that.

Here, its is short for "it is," so you need an apostrophe.

This may look like just another rock, but it's so much more than that.

ALSO FOUND ONLINE: The thought process for Miami was that Stills would replace the overpaid and loudmouth Mike Wallace as the main deep threat in the Dolphins receiving core.

It's receiving corps, not core.

FOUND AUG. 14, 2016: For it’s size Scotland is way ahead of the rest of Britain on renewable energy, which last year produced 57.4 per cent of the electricity it needs – about three-quarters of that coming from wind.

Here, it's is possessive, not short for it is; so it should be its.

This sentence could use a re-do:

For its size, Scotland is way ahead of the rest of Britain on renewable energy, which last year produced 57.4 per cent of its electricity needs – about three-quarters of that coming from wind.

For it’s size Scotland is way ahead of the rest of Britain on renewable energy, which last year produced 57.4 per cent of the electricity it needs – about three-quarters of that coming from wind.

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/environment/scotland-produces-wind-energy-needs/

For it’s size Scotland is way ahead of the rest of Britain on renewable energy, which last year produced 57.4 per cent of the electricity it needs – about three-quarters of that coming from wind.

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/environment/scotland-produces-wind-energy-needs/

For it’s size Scotland is way ahead of the rest of Britain on renewable energy, which last year produced 57.4 per cent of the electricity it needs – about three-quarters of that coming from wind.

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/environment/scotland-produces-wind-energy-needs/

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