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GRAMMAR | Homonyms - Word Pairs - Apostrophe - Its/It's - Whose/Who's - Your/You're

 

YOUR and YOU'RE

 

it's easy to get the words "your" and "you're" mixed up in English. Do you know the difference? Test your knowledge! (Reload the page for a new question.)

 

 

 

 

YOUR

 

YOUR - this is a posessive adjective, meaning "belonging to you"

Examples:

  • Count your blessings.

    = the blessings that are yours, that belong to you

  • Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

    = your eggs, the eggs that belong to you

  • Put your best foot forward.

    = your foot, the foot that belongs to you

 

YOU'RE

YOU'RE - this is a contraction of the phrase "you are"

Examples:

  • You're welcome.

    = You are welcome.

  • Quit while you're ahead.

    = Quit while you are ahead.

  • Three strikes and you're out.

    =Three strikes and you are out.

 

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