Jessica is telling Marni about the types of things you can find on Reddit. Find out what Marni says in today’s English lesson.Jessica: I just saw some of the most awesome articles on Reddit. Did you see those?
- Marni: I don’t know what you’re talking about, so no, what is Reddit?
- Jessica: Reddit!? You’ve never heard of Reddit, Marni?
- Marni: I’ve heard of it, but I have to confess, I don’t know what it is.
- Jessica: Well, basically, people all over the world submit different content. They can be different articles, pictures, videos and people go onto Reddit and “upvote” what they find interesting. So when you go to reddit.com, it’s like the front page of the internet and you see all of these different current events. I don’t know, I spend so many hours on Reddit looking at cute puppy pictures. They have sub-Reddits.
- Marni: Like subcategories?
- Jessica: Exactly. That’s exactly what it is. You can go and find different information on saving money, different memes. It’s a lot of fun.
- Marni: It sounds like it’s kind of everything, the best of the internet sort of put into one place. It’s just a great way to find the most popular articles, events, and things that are happening.
- Jessica: Exactly. It’s kind of like Pinterest. Instead of different pictures and things like that, it’s articles and current events. Then the sub-Reddits tap into all of the other adorable puppy photos.
- Marni: Because you can’t have none of those!
- Jessica: Exactly! You should go onto Reddit and check it out!
- Marni: Will do.
It’s vs. Its
Marni says, “It’s just a great way to find the most popular articles, events, and things that are happening.” She uses the contraction it’s.
It’s and its sound alike, but their meanings are quite different. It is not uncommon to confuse the two, but you will confuse other people if you use the wrong one!
It’s is a contraction for it is. As an example, “It’s a beautiful day today!”, or, “I think that it’s time to go.” This is a very common contraction to hear in spoken English.
Its is a possessive adjective. It modifies a noun by telling us to whom it belongs. For example, “The cat is washing its paw,” or, “The company hired its first worker.” Other possessive adjectives include my, your, his, her, our, and their.
The rule to remember is this: If you mean “It is” or “It has,” use it’s with an apostrophe (‘). If not, don’t use the apostrophe.
If Marni wanted to use its in a sentence, she could say, “Reddit is a great website. I really like its content.”
Which is correct, “The dog is biting its tail,” or, “The dog is biting it’s tail?”
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