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Both.
Correct.
Correct
Both incorrect.
Mike is = Mike's -- Contraction
Possession = Mike's -- Possessive noun
More than one Mike = Mikes -- Plural
And here's where I find the most errors . . . There are two Mike's (should be Mikes) in this group.
For some odd reason, the Internet has spawned errors galore! Kinda like Monkey see, Monkey do.
There are two boys. [It's not boy's; that's possessive] Proper use of boy's, "The boy's bicycle was run over by a Mac truck." Or, the plural of boys possessive, "The two boys' bicycles were run over by a Mac truck."
There are three picture's in this group. [It's not picture's; that's possessive] Proper use of picture's, "There are trees in the picture's [possessive] background.
There
Their
They're
There = position/place
Mike's bike is over there.
Their = ownership
They all have Mike's bike on their Christmas wish lists.
They're = contraction of they are
They're going to take Mike's bike when he's not looking.
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To
Too
Two
To = preposition-position/place
Mike is going to the grocery store on his bike.
Too = "as well"
Mike will visit the electronics store too, on his bike.
Two = the amount/number 2
Mike has two pouches on his bike for carrying goodies home.
Mike will use the two bags on his bike to bring goodies home for me too!
I see a lot of this getting mixed up.
Dual and Duel
Dual - two of same thing like in Dual Core processor, two cores.
Duel - like in two people hacking at each other with swords !
Here's one that gets me, not sure if this is just a difference between US/UK usage, Bring or Take
eg
Question: I have a problem with my computer
Answer: Bring it to the store
To me that should be Take it to the store (unless the person giving the answer is actually in the store)
Another one is ITS/IT'S
It's is a contraction of IT IS.
i.e.
It's doing that on its own.
Its [possessive] is an exception to the rule.