0
Another common homework question!
This is a good example of where people often make mistakes in their writing. In the same way that their, they're, and there all have completely different meanings, but the same pronunciation; its and it's mean two completely different things.
Contradictory meaning words such as yes and no are what we call antonyms. This means they have completely the opposite use. However, our examples its and it's are not antonyms, they are just words that sound the same but mean different things.
The first word, its, is a single word used to indicate nonspecific possession of something. For example: They heard its noise before they saw it. We do not know if the thing that owns the noise is male or female, so we refers to it as an it.
The word "it's" is actually two words and is used to affirm that something is the case. For example: It's true what they say about him. It's means it is, and all we are doing is substitute the space and the i of is for an apostrophe ('). This way of writing better reflects the way we pronounce these two words when they are together like this.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Are the words image and imaginary have similar meaning or have contradictory meaninds or mean neither the same nor opposite?
contradictory
It's its do these words have similar or contradictory meanings?
Not contradictory but certainly different.It's is a contraction of it is.Its means belonging to it.
What kind of meanings do complete and complex have similar or contradictory?
yes
Are the words parasite and parasol contradictory?
No. They have completely unrelated meanings.
Are synonyms opposites?
No. Synonyms mean the same, or about the same.The term for words with opposite, or contradictory, meanings is antonyms.
Do the words Client and customer have similar or contradictory meanings?
Client and customer are synonyms, and have similar meanings, although there are cases (e.g. someone hiring a lawyer) where one would have to be used instead of the other.
Does the words trait and trite have similar or contradictory meaning?
Actually, although the words trait and trite have a similar sound, they have entirely different meanings that have nothing to do with each other. A trait is a characteristic. Trite means trivial, or shallow.
Why is the word energy misleading?
Because people use it with multiple contradictory meanings (as they do many words). The scientific definition of energy is completely clear and not misleading.
What is the definition of a oxymoron?
It means juxtaposed words with seemingly contradictory meanings. For example "jumbo shrimp". Jumbo means big, but then shrimps are not really big.
Does parasite and parasol mean same thing?
No. A parasite is something that thrives by weakening another. A parasol is like a dainty umbrella made for shade.
Do absurd and accede have similar or contradictory meanings?
They have neither, and in fact have little or no connection as words. absurd (adjective) - ridiculous, laughable, or inane accede (verb) - to agree, give in, or yield
Are the words complete and complex similar or contradictory?
Contradictory
