Makefile giving an error when compiling C++ object code and executables

I am trying to get a makefile to compile some object code and executables. But every time I get a warning and error saying

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g++ -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -c -I item.h test.cpp
cc1plus: warning: item.h: not a directory [enabled by default]
test.cpp:10:21: fatal error: item.h: No such file or directory
 #include <item.h>
                 ^
compilation terminated.
make: *** [test.o] Error 1


The files I have are item.h, test.cpp, item.cpp. The only files I can change are the item.h and item.cpp not the test.cpp.

This is my makefile:

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test.x: test.o
	g++ -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -o test.o  
test.o: test.cpp item.h
        g++ -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -c -I item.h test.cpp


The test.cpp has the item.h in an include statement which cannot be altered.

#include <item.h>

I am not sure what's wrong, can somebody help?
You have to tell gcc that the currect directory is a library directory. You do that with:
 
-I .


[EDIT]
I've revised your makefile for you.
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PROG_CXX = test
SRCS = test.cpp item.cpp

CXXFLAGS = -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra -I .

all: $(PROG_CXX)

$(PROG_CXX): $(SRCS:.cpp=.o)
	$(LINK.cc) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
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Thank you!, I at first didn't implement the dot beside I but now I understand why it's needed.
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