Your/you're & their/they're/there

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Rule still applies

No Dutch allowed, only English

Peter Piper

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

Letters of complaint

Compensation

Common mistakes

1. When giving compensation, make sure it is related to the complaint.

2. When giving vouchers, avoid using percentages.

3. When giving vouchers, mention what it can be used on.

What would be an appropriate compensation in the following situations?

Special meal not on board.

Broken overhead light.

Broken folding table.

Learning goals:

You're able to:

* Differentiate between your and you’re.

* Differentiate between their, they’re, and there.

* Apply correct usage in written English

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Apostrophe *'*

* An apostrophe is used to contract 2 words into 1

* When you see an apostrophe, know that you can replace it with 2 words

I'm → I am

They're → They are

You've → You have

We'd → We had / We would

They'll → They wil

Aren't → Are not

Don't → Do not

Examples

Let's check

1: Your

2: You're

Let's check

1: Their

2: They're

3: There

Write a short text in which you use their, they're, there, your, and you're correctly.

___ the best friend anyone could ask for!

1. Your
2. You're

The kids forgot to take ___ lunchboxes to school.

1. they're
2. there
3. their

Please put the groceries over ___.

1. their
2. there
3. they're

I think you left ___ wallet on the counter.

1. your
2. you're

Please put the groceries over ___.

1. there
2. their
3. they're