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[Essay/¿µÀÛ] (CM-124) Misuse of "shoot for shot; it£§s for its; hot as a noun"
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494. Misuse of shoot for shot
(X) I had a good shoot at the goal.
(O) I had a good shot at the goal.
"Shoot(in football)" is the verb. The noun is "shot".

495. Misuse of it's for its
(X) The bird was feeding it's young.
(O) The bird was feeding its young.
The possessive adjective "its" is correctly written without the apostrophe
So also "hers, ours, yours, theirs" take no apostrophe.

496. Misuse of hot as a noun
(X) There's much hot this summer.
(O) It's very hot this summer.
"Hot" is an adjective only, and we can't use it as a noun. The noun is "heat".