In the Confusables series, we talk about words that are often confused with each other and are therefore used incorrectly.
What is the difference between these sentences?
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Hello Hassan, and thank you for your Confusables’ series :-)
I try my luck.
The cat‘s chased the mouse.
The cat has chased the mouse.
‘s is the contraction for has (present perfect).
The cat‘s chased by the mouse.
The cat is chased by the mouse :-)
‘s is the contraction for is (passive form).
Dear Isabelle, I’m really sorry I couldn’t reply sooner. Your answer is absolutely right. Thank you.