parttimehotty
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- Understand the proper usage of the word you're. It is a contraction, or a combination of the words you and are. Other examples of contractions include doesn't, they're, and can't.
- "You're a good friend." ("YOU ARE a good friend.")
"I don't know what you're talking about." ("I don't know what YOU ARE talking about.") - Understand the proper usage of the word your. The word your is the possessive form of you, referring to something that a person has, or something that belongs to the person in discussion [or, the person you are talking to].
- "Is your stomach growling?"
"Your book is on the table." - "I can't read you're handwriting."
- Incorrect because the contraction for "you are" is being used as the possessive form of you. It should be replaced with "your". Would "I can't read you are handwriting" make sense?
- "If your hungry, then you should probably eat something."
- Incorrect because there is no possession in question. This should be replaced with you're, or you are. Would "If my hungry..." make sense?
- "Your very smart."
- Again, incorrect. The "very smart" does not belong to the person that you are talking to—this doesn't make any sense. Replace your with you're, or you are.
Keep in mind that, in general, the word your will never be followed by the words the, a, or an.
< Message edited by parttimehotty -- 4/9/2008 10:24:36 AM >
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