They’re, There, Their
- ’They’re’ refers to ‘they are.’
- ’There’ often refers to a place. If you take away the ‘t,’ it’s ‘here.’
- ’Their’ shows ownership.
Your and You're
- ‘You’re’ refers to ‘you are.’
- ‘Your’ shows ownership.
Its and It's
- It’s’ refers to ‘it is’ or ‘it has.’
- ‘Its’ shows ownership.
Affect (VERB) and Effect (NOUN)
- Affect is most widely used as a VERB meaning “to influence.”
- His decision affected the entire family.
- Her time in New Orleans affected her outlook on life.
- Effect is most widely used as a NOUN meaning “consequence, result, outcome.”
- I worried about the effect on his eyes.
- What effect will that have?
Whose and Who's
- ‘Who’s’ refers to ‘who is’ or ‘who has’ and is an apostrophe used for compression.
- ‘Whose’ shows possession.
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