Your or you're: which is correct?
Correct
your (belonging to you) / you're (you are)
Avoid
your (for "you are")
Avoid
you're (for "your")
Summary
Correct: your (belonging to you) / you're (you are) — Avoid: your (for "you are") / you're (for "your"). Your = possessive of you; you're = the contraction of you are.
- Part of speech
- determiner / contraction
- Source
- Oxford
Why
Oxford: your is a possessive determiner and never carries an apostrophe; you're is the contraction of you are. If "you are" fits the sentence, you're is right.
Examples
- Is this your phone?
- You're going to love this book.
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