Mechanics and Grammar

Grammar Mechanics

Ms. Hanna

English I

Let's begin!

Which "there" "they're" "their"

goes there? :)

"Their" is a plural possessive pronoun. This word shows ownership or possession.

"They're" is a contraction. The apostrophe takes the place of the missing "a" in the two words: They are.

If the context of the sentence does not indicate possession or "they are" then the correct spelling would be "there."

Multiple Select

He hit the ball so far over _______ that they never found it.

• they're

• there

• their

Multiple Select

Do you have _________ telephone number?

• they're

• there

• their

Multiple Select

He didn't want to go to _________ house because he was exhausted.

• their

• they're

• there

Multiple Select

Did you say ______ having a party tonight?

• there

• their

• they're

Multiple Select

Because they were quiet she did not hear _______ voices in the next room.

• their

• they're

• there

• they're