CMN 279 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homophone, Semicolon

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The word it"s is always short for it is" (as in it"s raining), or in informal speech, for. It has" (as in it"s got six legs). The word its means belonging to it" (as in hold its head still while i jump on its back). There is an adverb that means in or at that place, as in she is there now. in this sense, there is essentially the opposite of here. There is also used as a pronoun introducing a sentence or clause, as in there is still hope. They"re is a contraction of the words they and are, as in they"re mastering the differences between three homophones! . If you find yourself coming up blank when trying to determine which one to use, take a hint from the spelling of each: Their has the word heir in it, which can act as a reminder that the term indicates possession. There has the word here in it.

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