Is there any way we can change the meeting time?
or
Is their any way we can change the meeting time?
What makes it correct?
2007-01-30 11:45:32 · 13 answers · asked by Why's the rum gone? ☺☮♥ ツ♫ 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
We all agree as to why "their" is incorrect, but can anyone tell me what makes the word "there" correct? In the grammar rules, if you can substitute the word "here" for there, and it makes sense, then it is generally the correct term; However, when using the word "there" in the way in which I have used it, substituting "here" for "there" would not make sense, so what makes "there" the right word?
2007-01-31 12:02:11 · update #1
Ha, I don't think very many read your entire question! Anyway, it doesn't follow the "there/here" rule, but there are exceptions just like "i before e except after c" Probably stating the question as "Can the meeting time be changed in any way?"
2007-02-06 03:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a linguistics expert by any stretch, but here (heheh) is my opinion.
The reason that "there and here" are not interchangeable in this sentence is that one is asking about the possible existence anywhere of an answer to a problem. To say "here" in the sentence would, in my mind, be asking if the answer resides in how things currently stand. Using "there" suggests we change our current circumstances (ie: put out a memo for new meeting time).
Perhaps another way to word this might be, "Does there exist a way in which we can change the meeting time?"
2007-02-07 13:48:14 · answer #2 · answered by lorus_900 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word there in the first one is correct. Their in the second one is a possessive pronoun, as in their house, their car, etc.
2007-01-30 22:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by PDY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It makes it correct because their means a persons belongings
2007-02-07 16:37:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is correct because in the second one usues the word "their" which is possesive
2007-01-30 19:52:51 · answer #5 · answered by Barbie! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not entirely sure, but I think it has something to do with definition 4 from Meriam-Webster's dictionary:
4 : in that matter, respect, or relation
2007-02-06 23:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by Jaye 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is correct. Their means belonging to them.
2007-01-30 19:49:30 · answer #7 · answered by Karen C 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is correct cz their is a possesive[ someone own's it].
2007-02-05 00:17:47 · answer #8 · answered by Mhazel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one. "Their" is a possessive pronoun, as in "it is their house".
2007-01-30 19:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by elk312 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you know the answer to your question, why ask it?
2007-02-04 08:35:31 · answer #10 · answered by Harry 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋