There Their They're

There Their They're

We are going to try and work out how to spot the difference between

• There

• Their

• They're

What Does There Mean?

There can be used in a couple of ways. As an adverb, there is the exact opposite of the word here and means “at that place”:

He asked me to go there and check on his fish while he’s away.

There is also often used as a pronoun. In that case, its role is usually to introduce a word or a clause:

There is something strange going on with Sydney today.

Multiple Choice

Ah ha!  _________ it is!

• There
• They're
• Their

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Oh!  I went _______ last night!

• there
• they're
• their

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Which sentence does NOT work for "THERE"

• There is always hope for those who believe.
• There are 16 heirs who want to win.
• Is there any reason why you are sad today?
• There best friend was the famous Harry Potter.

What Does Their Mean?

Their is the third-person plural possessive pronoun:

You use it to show that something belongs to the group of people referred to as them

All of those kids with their contagious laughter really made my day.

They didn’t want to see all of their hard work go to waste.

Multiple Choice

Was _________ first child born in the hospital or at home?

• their
• they're
• there

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Which sentence does NOT work for "their"?

• Their is never a good reason for selfishness.
• Their parents were from Germany.
• Their faces glowed with joy!
• Their socks got wet while playing soccer.

What Does They’re Mean?

They’re is what you get when you contract “they are” or “they were.”

It’s the same kind of thing that happens when you contract “we are” into “we’re,” or “you are” into “you’re”:

They’re going to a party tomorrow.

You should meet my work friends; they’re a real hoot.

If you use the apostrophe - put in the word they are to see if it works

Multiple Choice

________ still waiting for the test scores.

• They're
• Their
• There

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Which sentence does NOT work for "they're"?

• They're my parents, not my grandparents!
• They're from England...that's why they talk funny.
• They're actually coming over?  Today?!
• They're clothes were dirty and ugly.

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Their =

• possession, as in something they own.
• location, as in, where it is
• contraction, as in, they are

Try your best at these questions

There/Their/They're

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below is correct?

• They're running because they're late.
• Their sad because their tired.
• There money was stolen.
• They're shoes got wet in the rain.

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Whose shoes are these?

• They're theirs!

• There they'res!

• They are there's!

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Which sentence does NOT work for "there"?

• There dog just died. How sad.
• There just isn't enough time to talk about it.
• There is a spider on my arm!
• There never was a friendlier person.

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Over _____________ in the corner, under a bunch of blankets is the answer to your question.

• there
• they're
• their

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They hid __________ evidence by hiding it between two mattresses.

• their
• they're
• there

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But, _________being so mean to me, Ma!

• they're
• their
• there

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I can't go to sleep because __________ are monsters hiding under my bed!

• there
• they're
• their