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Originally Posted by mrscoach
The problem a lot have with 'its' and 'it's' is they are usesd to thinking of 's at the end signifying possession. With its and it's it is just the opposite.
As for there and their, I always point out to my students that 'here' is part of where and there, so all signify place. That took care of the where, were problem, too. Well, I at least tried to take care of the problem, they didn't always listen.
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I did that too, with here and there and where. I think part of the issue is that they just didn't want to think while writing. It is a lot of work to think and write at the same time, especially with limited English reading/writing experience (language immersion school, English not introduced until 5th grade). Of course, if they didn't know or understand the rules, the editing step was painful for us all.