One of the most difficult aspects of English is our use of “phrasal verbs”. Combining a verb with different prepositions and adverbs can completely change the meaning of the verb. Consider the following example of phrasal verbs using the verb “look”. Today I was hurrying to school so I could finish my assignment about phrasal […]
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It’s vs. Its
We have many people emailing us with basic questions about English grammar and we’d like to explain one that we get all the time. It’s vs. Its “It’s” is a contraction of “it is” or “it has”. “Its” is a possessive pronoun, as in “I hope this blog post serves its purpose in helping people […]