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Common Usage Problems 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| its | the possessive form of the personal pronoun it |
| it's | the contraction of it is or it has |
| kind of, sort of | these are informal English, use somewhat or rather instead |
| learn | means to gain knowledge |
| teach | means to instruct or to show how |
| of | do not use this word after prepositions such as off, outside, and inside |
| suppose to, supposed to | do not leave the d off the end of this word |
| than | a conjunction used in making comparisons |
| then | an adverb meaning next or after that |
| their | the possessive form of they, used to show ownership |
| there | used to begin a sentence or meaning at that place |
| they're | the contraction of they are |