One of the most common grammar mistakes is using your and you're interchangeably. This is probably because they are homophones, words that sound the same when spoken or read aloud but have different meanings and spellings.
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Your
Your is a possessive adjective that is used before a noun to signify ownership or possession of the noun by the pronoun you (the person that is being spoken to).
Example Please bring your pen to class.
= Please bring the pen that is owned by you to class.
The noun pen is owned by the pronoun you (the person that is being spoken to).
You're
You're is a contraction of you are. A contraction is a shortened word that uses an apostrophe to omit one or more letters to combine multiple words into a single word. In you're, the apostrophe replaces the letter a.
You + are + ' - a = You're
Contractions are more common in colloquial (informal) language. In more formal settings, it is best to use the full you are instead of you're.
Example You're the kindest person I've ever met.
= You are the kindest person I've ever met.
How do you know whether to use your or you're?
If you are referring to something that the person you are talking to owns, then use your.
If you can replace the word with you are, then use you're.
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