Theirs vs. There's

Theirs vs. There's

First, let's review THERE, THEIR and THEY'RE

First, let's review THERE, THEIR and THEY'RE

• THERE: usually used to refer to a place

• THEIR: shows ownership

• THEY'RE: a contraction of the two words THEY and ARE

Multiple Choice

____ house is down the street from mine.

• There

• Their

• They're

Multiple Choice

_____ is no way I am going to go out in this weather!

• There

• Their

• They're

Theirs vs. There's

Sometimes, the contraction of THERE and IS can be tricky... because it sounds like THEIRS!

Multiple Choice

_____ a carnival coming to town!

• There's

• Theirs

Multiple Choice

The best sandcastle in the competition was _____.

• there's

• theirs

Multiple Choice

_____ no place like home!

• There's

• Theirs

Multiple Choice

Did you know that the new car is _____?

• there's

• theirs