Its or it's? Your or you're? The apostrophe test

La règle

Its and your show who owns something: its colour, your bag. It's means it is or it has, and you're means you are: It's late. You're right.

Chaque paire se prononce exactement de la même manière, donc les apprenants devinent. L'apostrophe dans Sara's book fait aussi paraître it's possessif, mais le possessif its n'a pas d'apostrophe, tout comme his et her.

Exemples

Dans une conversation

A: Is that your new phone? It's really nice.

B: Thanks! Its camera is amazing.

A: You're lucky. My phone is so old.

B: Then it's time for a new one!

Entraînement

Choisissez la bonne réponse. Les réponses sont à la fin de la leçon.

1. The dog is eating ___ dinner.
   • a) it's
   • b) its
   • c) it is
2. ___ going to love this film.
   • a) You're
   • b) Your
   • c) You
3. ___ been a busy week.
   • a) Its
   • b) It is
   • c) It's

Astuce

Test it: put it is or you are in the gap. If the sentence still works, write it's or you're; if not, write its or your. Remember that it's can also mean it has: It's been a long day.

Réponses

1. b) its. Its shows possession: the dog's dinner.
2. a) You're. You're = you are.
3. c) It's. Here it's means it has.

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