ELA
Using your When You Mean you're
Writing "your" when the sentence means "you are".
Quick check
Why students make it
The two words sound identical, so writing defaults to the shorter, more common spelling.
The rule done right
Use "you're" only when "you are" fits in its place. Otherwise use "your", which shows that something belongs to you.
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