2007-03-23 10:29:13 · 12 answers · asked by hello world 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Open your grammar book.
There = place
Their = possessive
They're = contraction for they are
2007-03-23 10:33:13 · answer #1 · answered by notyou311 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"There" is a word which refers to a place, a destination or a situation . As in: There is a large city five hundred miles from here. Or, I wouldn't like to go there.
"They're" is a contraction of two words, "they are". As in: They're already at my house. Or, They're looking fine today.
"Their" refers to the posessive form of "they" As in : Their suits won't be ready until tomorrow. Or, Their minds were on the same thing.
2007-03-23 19:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by peskylisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The explanations are simple enough- it's remembering which one is which that confuses many. Try these:
'There' - refers to a place HERE and tHERE. 'There' contains 'here'.
"they're" - 'they are' if you can substitute the words 'they are' into the sentence and it makes sense, use 'they're'.
EG:
'They're in the kitchen.' = 'They are in the kitchen.'
'It is they're car.' = 'It is they are car.' Does NOT make sense.
'Their' is used to show possession, when it belongs to someone or something. When it is not either of the above two cases, use 'their'.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-23 18:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by chrisviolet4011 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup. Do you know the difference between lose and loose? Desert and dessert? To and too? Dang, some people on this site just don't care I guess. It makes a difference to some. It can get annoying when people constantly confuse these words, dude.
2007-03-23 17:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by ruondafloyet 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There means in that place. Their means that it belongs to them. They're is a contraction for they are
2007-03-23 17:34:16 · answer #5 · answered by ♂ ♫ Timberwolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They're going to put their book on the table over there.
2007-03-23 17:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-03-23 17:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by surffsav 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My sons are unable to go there because they're in the lounge doing their homework.
2007-03-23 17:40:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, do you?
2007-03-23 17:37:12 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.
there - as in over there...
their - as in thats theirs...
they're - as in they are...
2007-03-23 17:33:38 · answer #10 · answered by princess poot 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋