Here are three pairs of words we sometimes interchanged when writing sentences.
Your
- denotes ownership or possession, always
precedes/come before a noun.
e.g.
- your car (you own the car)
- your attaché case (you own the attaché case)
- your grandchild
- your company
You’re
- abridged words ‘you are’, used in informal writing and
speaking.
e.g.
-You’re welcome! (You are
welcome)
-You’re invited! (You are
invited)
-You’re amazing! (You are
amazing)
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its
-A part of a thing or
animal. Anything owned by an animal or
thing.
e.g.
- the cat and its whiskers
(means the whiskers belong to the cat)
- the dog and its kennel
(means the kennel is owned by the dog)
- the bag and its strap (the strap is a part of the bag)
-the car and its registration (the registration belongs
to the car)
- the book and its author (the author who wrote the book being referred to)
it’s
-contracted words (it+
is), replacing ‘i’ from ‘is’ with an apostrophe (‘) . Commonly
used to start an informal introduction of something.
e.g.
-It’s
a wonderful journey.
-It’s
a deal.
-It’s
eight o’clock
-It’s
nice to have you here.
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Their
- possessive pronoun
denotes/shows ownership and possession
- something that belongs to two or
more persons/animals
e.g.
- The players have their lockers in the Philippine Sports
Center.
- The members of the church perform their duties every worship service.
They’re
- contracted word (they + are),
omitting ‘a’ from the auxiliary verb ‘are’ and replacing it
with an apostrophe (‘). Informal speech and writing.
e.g.
- They’re all ready for the ‘Buklod
Night’.
- They’re inspecting the
construction of barangay chapel in Limasawa.
-
The Kadiwa officers said they’re
willing to spend free time to I hope you will never get confused of using those words above again. Thanks for reading, don't forget to give it a plus if this post has helped you understand the ways of 'shortened words' and re-share this post on your favorite social sites.
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