2. The differences between
your and you’re can
drastically alter your
sentence structure.
Here’s how:
• The apostrophe in
‘you’re’ essentially
substitutes for the
letter A. So broken
down, you’re becomes
you are.
• The word ‘your’ directly
talks about
possession. Your
refers to something a
person owns.
3. The differences between effect and affect can be complicated and it’s often hard
to determine which to use. Here’s the best way to understand:
• Affect refers to what it does to you or a person. In this case- the arrow affects
the aardvark. It directly refers to how the aardvark is affected.
• Effect refers to what happens. The effect was eye popping. The effect is not
what the arrow does directly to the aardvark but how the aardvark responses.
4. They’re, There and There
are some of the most
commonly misplaced words
in the English language.
Here’s how to avoid using
the wrong one:
• The apostrophe in
‘they’re’ substitutes for
the letter A. Broken
down, they’re becomes
they are.
• There is directly referring
to a place. If you take off
the letter T, it becomes
here, the opposite of
there.
• Their refers to a group of
people. It is often also
used it terms of
possession.
5. Just remember:
whichever word you
use, can drastically
change what your
sentence means!
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