{"id":66365,"date":"2025-06-13T09:03:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/?p=66365"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:50:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:50:24","slug":"yours-or-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/common-mistakes\/yours-or-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"Yours or *Your\u2019s | Correct Spelling, Use &#038; Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yours<\/strong> is the correct spelling for the second-person <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/pronouns\/possessive-pronouns\/\">possessive pronoun<\/a>. <strong>Your\u2019s<\/strong>\u2014with an apostrophe\u2014is a misspelling of <strong>yours<\/strong> and is always incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Possession is usually indicated by adding <strong>\u2018s<\/strong> to a word, but possessive <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/category\/pronouns\/\">pronouns<\/a> are the exception to this rule. This is why some people get confused when choosing <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>or<\/strong> <strong>yours<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Yours or your\u2019s examples<\/figcaption><ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">I have my ticket, but I don\u2019t have <strong>yours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">I have my ticket, but I don\u2019t have <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Are these <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/uk-vs-us\/pyjamas-vs-pajamas\/\">pajamas<\/a> <strong>yours<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">Are these pajamas <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p>QuillBot\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/grammar-check\">free Grammar Checker<\/a> will make sure you always use <strong>yours<\/strong> and never <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"yours\">Yours or your\u2019s<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Yours<\/strong> is a possessive pronoun, along with \u201cmine,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/common-mistakes\/hers-or-hers\/\">hers<\/a>,\u201d \u201chis,\u201d \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/common-mistakes\/ours-or-ours\/\">ours<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/common-mistakes\/theirs-or-theirs\/\">theirs<\/a>.\u201d Possessive pronouns show ownership of something by someone, and they replace the <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/noun\/\">noun<\/a> they refer to (e.g., \u201cIs this <strong>your<\/strong> <strong>jacket<\/strong>?\u201d becomes \u201cIs this <strong>yours<\/strong>?\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour\u201d is a <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/adjectives\/possessive-adjectives\/\">possessive adjective<\/a>, and it must accompany the noun it modifies (e.g., \u201c<strong>your<\/strong> favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/uk-vs-us\/color-or-colour\/\">color<\/a>\u201d). <strong>Yours<\/strong>, on the other hand, can only be used on its own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your\u2019s<\/strong> is always incorrect. Even as a <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/sentence-and-word-structure\/contractions\/\">contraction<\/a>, \u201cyour is\u201d does not make sense.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left green\"><figcaption>Yours or your\u2019s or your examples<\/figcaption><ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">My favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/uk-vs-us\/flavour-or-flavor\/\">flavor<\/a> of ice cream is pistachio. What\u2019s <strong>yours<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">My favorite flavor of ice cream is pistachio. What\u2019s <strong>your<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">My favorite flavor of ice cream is pistachio. What\u2019s <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Is Matthias a friend of <strong>yours<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">Is Matthias a friend of <strong>your<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">Is Matthias a friend of <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"kb-checklist\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\">I saw <strong>your<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/commonly-confused-words\/fiance-vs-fiancee\/\">fianc\u00e9<\/a> at the mall yesterday.<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">I saw <strong>yours<\/strong> fianc\u00e9 at the mall yesterday.<\/li>\n<li class=\"error\" aria-level=\"1\">I saw <strong>your\u2019s<\/strong> fianc\u00e9 at the mall yesterday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Apart from being a possessive pronoun,<strong> yours<\/strong> has a few common meanings worth reviewing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">It can refer to \u201cyour friends and family\u201d (e.g., \u201cBest wishes to you and <strong>yours<\/strong>\u201d).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">It can mean \u201cyour house,\u201d especially in <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/category\/uk-vs-us\/\">British English<\/a> (e.g., \u201cLet\u2019s go to <strong>yours<\/strong> later\u201d).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">It\u2019s commonly used <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/email\/how-to-end-an-email\/\">to end an email<\/a> or letter (e.g., \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/email\/yours-truly\/\"><strong>Yours<\/strong> truly<\/a>\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"kb-textbox border-left gold\"><figcaption>Note<\/figcaption>Another related common mistake is mixing up <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/commonly-confused-words\/your-vs-youre\/\">your and you\u2019re<\/a>, due to these words being <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/sentence-and-word-structure\/homophones\/\">homophones<\/a>. Remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u201cYour\u201d is the possessive adjective (e.g., \u201c<strong>your<\/strong> new backpack\u201d).<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">\u201cYou\u2019re\u201d is a contraction of \u201cyou are\u201d (e.g., \u201c<strong>you\u2019re<\/strong> leaving soon\u201d).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you still have doubts, try asking QuillBot\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/ai-chat\">AI Chat <\/a>for some extra help practicing these.<\/figure>\n    <h2>Frequently asked questions about yours or your\u2019s<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"faq-list faq-list--arrows w-100 my-5\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\">\n            <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\">\n            <dt id=\"is-it-yours-truly-or-yours-truly\" class=\"faq-list__title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/is-it-yours-truly-or-yours-truly\/\" class=\"faq-list__link qa-faq-anchor\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\">\n                        Is it your&#8217;s truly or yours truly?\n                    <\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/dt>\n            <dd id=\"is-it-yours-truly-or-yours-truly-answer\" class=\"faq-list__answer qa-faq-answer kb-article-styles\" itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n                <div itemprop=\"text\">\n                    <p>It\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/email\/yours-truly\/\">yours truly<\/a>,\u201d with no apostrophe. This is a common way <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/email\/how-to-end-an-email\/\">to end an email<\/a> or letter.<\/p>\n<p>People sometimes mix up <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/common-mistakes\/yours-or-yours\/\"><strong>yours and your\u2019s<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cYours\u201d is the <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/blog\/pronouns\/possessive-pronouns\/\">possessive pronoun<\/a> and is the correct spelling. \u201cYour\u2019s\u201d is always incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>Use QuillBot\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/quillbot.com\/grammar-check\">Grammar Checker<\/a> to make sure you avoid this common mistake and others like it.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/dl>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yours is the correct spelling for the second-person possessive pronoun. Your\u2019s\u2014with an apostrophe\u2014is a misspelling of yours and is always incorrect. Possession is usually indicated by adding \u2018s to a word, but possessive pronouns are the exception to this rule. This is why some people get confused when choosing your\u2019s or yours. 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