Your vs You're

Quick Tip: Remember: Your is possessive (belonging to you). You're is a contraction of "you are".

Your

possessive pronoun

belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing

Examples:
  • Is this your book?
  • Your car is parked outside.
  • I like your new haircut.

You're

contraction

you are

Examples:
  • You're going to love this movie.
  • I think you're right about that.
  • You're welcome to join us.
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