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who | that6/9/2020  Who and that is frequently used interchangeably:
However, when we are referring to a person, we use who:
When we are referring to an object, we use that:
When people say I have a friend that can help us it is informal and should not be used when writing. Our online courses and modules are designed with you in mind:
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how | what5/9/2020  We use how and what to request information. We use how to ask about the way or manner, or by what means:
We use what to ask for information when specifying something:
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its | it's19/8/2020  Its is a possessive determiner to mean belonging to or associated with a thing previously mentioned or easily identified:
It’s is a contraction of it is:
The confusion arises as some possessives do have apostrophes:
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your | your're17/8/2020  Your is a possessive determiner to mean belonging to or associated with the person or people that the speaker is addressing:
You’re is a contraction of you are:
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their | there10/8/2020  Their is a possessive determiner and there is an adverb. They can be confused because they are pronounced the same:
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