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The bird was feeding it's young.

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.

Is it true that Diana's very ill?

Is it truth that Diana's very ill?

Truth isn't an adjective but a noun. The adjective is true, and we use it with no article between it and the verb to be.

I spent the rest day at home

I spent the rest of the day at home.

Here, rest is a noun, and we can't use it as an adjective in the meaning of what's left.

John's not afraid of anybody.

John doesn't afraid of anybody.

Afraid isn't a verb but an adjective, and we generally use it with the verb to be.

Let me do and the next exercise.

Let's also do the next exercise.

Also possible:

Let me do the next exercise too.

And is a conjunction, and can only join similar forms of speech: He came and sat down. We can't use it instead of the adverbs also and too.

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