Your shows possession (This is your book). You're is short for you are (You're amazing). Many learners confuse these two, but remembering the apostrophe rule helps.
There refers to a place (The book is there). Their shows possession (This is their house). They're means they are (They're coming to the party). Practice using each in a sentence.
Use I when you are the subject (I went to the store). Use me when you are the object (She gave the book to me). A simple trick: remove the other person and see which sounds right.
A singular subject needs a singular verb (He runs fast). A plural subject needs a plural verb (They run fast). This is one of the most common mistakes in English.
Use since with a specific point in time (since Monday, since 2020). Use for with a duration (for two hours, for three years). Example: I have lived here since 2019. I have lived here for five years.
Use much with uncountable nouns (much water, much time). Use many with countable nouns (many books, many people). Example: I don't have much money. I have many friends.
In standard English, avoid using two negatives together. Instead of I don't have nothing, say I don't have anything or I have nothing. Double negatives can confuse the meaning.
Use then for time (First we eat, then we go). Use than for comparisons (She is taller than me). This is a simple but common mistake in writing.
Its shows possession (The dog wagged its tail). It's means it is (It's a beautiful day). Notice that its does not have an apostrophe, while it's does.
Lay requires an object (Please lay the book on the table). Lie does not take an object (I need to lie down). This is confusing even for native speakers.
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