{"id":10262,"date":"2015-08-31T14:47:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T21:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-crowdcontent.com\/?p=10262"},"modified":"2021-04-28T08:45:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T15:45:46","slug":"its-theyre-youre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/punctuation\/its-theyre-youre\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s, They&#8217;re, You&#8217;re"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>It&#8217;s, They&#8217;re, You&#8217;re<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you know the <\/span><a title=\"Apostrophes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcontent.com\/resources\/writer\/university\/punctuation\/apostrophes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rules for apostrophes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, it\u2019s time to look at some common problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>It\u2019s vs. Its<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has a contraction because it\u2019s short for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it has.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> -10C today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> been great talking to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is possessive. Just like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">his<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">my<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yours<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and other possessive pronouns, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">its<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> doesn\u2019t have an apostrophe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> face is so cute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Its<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> minty aroma is the perfect finishing touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>They\u2019re, Their, and There<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They\u2019re<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a contraction of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They\u2019re<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> going to the gym.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They\u2019re<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> my parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is the possessive form of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">they<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> writing has improved immensely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Their<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> joke was my favorite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">refers to a place or idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eliza lives <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">there<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is some confusion about what I said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>You\u2019re vs. Your<\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is another contraction, and it means <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you are<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> my best friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019re<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> really going to New Zealand?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is the possessive form of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> strawberry pie is irresistible<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> kindness is appreciated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn More:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theoatmeal.com\/comics\/misspelling\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Oatmeal: Ten Words You Need to Stop Misspelling<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.its-not-its.info\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s not Its, Its not It\u2019s<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theretheyretheir.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There, They\u2019re, Their<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youryoure.com\/\">Your, You\u2019re<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s, They&#8217;re, You&#8217;re Now that you know the rules for apostrophes, it\u2019s time to look at some common problems. 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