{"id":11013,"date":"2014-12-04T16:17:22","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T16:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=11013"},"modified":"2023-05-10T21:48:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T02:48:37","slug":"difference-between-your-and-youre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/difference-between-your-and-youre\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUR vs. YOU&#8217;RE: Learn the difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the difference between\u00a0<strong>your\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>you&#8217;re?\u00a0<\/strong>Even native English speakers often make mistakes with these two words. They are pronounced the same, but used differently in written English. Let&#8217;s find out when to use your vs. you&#8217;re.<\/p>\n<h4>Your: Meaning &amp; Examples<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Y<\/strong><strong>our\u00a0<\/strong>is a possessive &#8211; it means something belongs to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ex) <strong>your name, your car, your house.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>You&#8217;re: Meaning &amp; Examples<\/h4>\n<p>The word\u00a0<strong>you&#8217;re\u00a0<\/strong>is short for &#8220;you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ex) <strong>you&#8217;re beautiful, you&#8217;re smart, you&#8217;re welcome<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out today&#8217;s grammar comic about the difference between these two words<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>and be sure to <a href=\"http:\/\/kaplaninternational.com\/blog\/your-vs-youre-grammar-comics-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the Kaplan blog for more examples of\u00a0<strong>your\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<\/a><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kaplaninternational.com\/blog\/your-vs-youre-grammar-comics-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you&#8217;re<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>used in example sentences.<\/p>\n<p>Now you know when to use your vs. you&#8217;re correctly!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/difference-between-your-and-youre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11014 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/difference-between-your-and-youre-848x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Your vs you're\" width=\"848\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/difference-between-your-and-youre-848x1024.jpg 848w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/difference-between-your-and-youre-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/difference-between-your-and-youre.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.monstercampaigns.com\/c\/u4blp1g0ilu0fqwfrryj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/500phrases-2021-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/app.monstercampaigns.com\/c\/u4blp1g0ilu0fqwfrryj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Download 500+ English Phrases<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>This post comes from\u00a0Kaplan International English.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Kaplan International English is part of Kaplan, Inc., an international education services provider offering higher education, professional training, and test preparation. Kaplan is a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Co. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaplaninternational.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kaplaninternational.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know the difference between\u00a0your\u00a0and\u00a0you&#8217;re?\u00a0Even native English speakers often make mistakes with these two words. They are pronounced the same, but used differently in written English. Let&#8217;s find out when to use your vs. you&#8217;re. Your: Meaning &amp; Examples Your\u00a0is a possessive &#8211; it means something belongs to you. 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