This document discusses the differences between your and you're as well as provides guidance on proper preposition usage. It explains that your is a possessive form indicating ownership, while you're is a contraction of "you are". The document also notes that prepositions should not be used to end a sentence and defines dangling prepositions as those missing an object. Examples are given demonstrating correct and incorrect usage of possessives, contractions, and prepositions.

1. Your/You’re
&
Dangling
Preposition
By: Justin Hodges
&
Richard Woodley IV

2. What did you know prior to
your research?
– Tells possession
– (Ex. Move your car
please, it is blocking
my driveway.)​
– Another form of you
and are.
– (Ex. You're blocking
my garage with your
motorcycle.)

3. Your
possessive from of you

4. About Your
• Refers to something
that it owned by a
person.
• Usually sits before
another noun or
pronoun
• Indicates it belongs
to you or someone
associated with you.
• Common mistakes
people make are
confusing you’re and
your.

5. Try this!
You’re car.
You are car.
Your car.
Which is correct?
Your car. Yes!

6. Mistakes when using
Your
– What to do..
Example.
What is your preference?
– What not to do..​
Example.
Your coming with me!

7. You're
is a contraction of you and are.

8. Contraction?!
• Contraction means the process of becoming
smaller.
• Just think “you are” when writing you’re.

9. What to do..
– Jane: You're doing
this work completely
wrong.​
– John: Is it what I'm
doing wrong or what
you're doing wrong?​
What not to do..
– Lela: What's you're
e-mail address?
– Bob: What's I'm e-
mail address??
– Lela: No, what's
you're e-mail
address?

10. Give it a try!
1. You’re very irritating.
2. You’re loud dog is in my garden.
3. I don’t understand how to replace you’re computer
without any funds.
4. You’re wrong.
Which two are correct?
# 1 and #4. Yes!

11. For more information visit..

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14. Prepositions
– Words that comes in front of nouns, and
pronouns.
– They are used to show relationship.

15. Prepositions
–In
–By
–On
–Since
–To
–as

16. Using Prepositions
– Do not end a sentence with a preposition.
– Dangling Prepositions are missing an object.
– A sentence should have a (subject, verb and
object.)A sentence should have
Ex: The Dog ran into
the house.

17. Examples
– I have a little time to work with. (incorrect)
– I have a little time to complete my work.
( correct)

18. Questions?
– Does a preposition go at the end of a sentence?
– Is it okay for a preposition to go before a noun?
– What is a dangling preposition missing?
– What three things do a sentence need?
– What are two prepositions?

19. Works Cited
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– Web. 24 Mar.2016.
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2016.
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March 2016
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– , n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2016.
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