![]() ![]() "Who does it belong to?" then you use T-H-E-I-R. The question 'where is it'?" If so, use T-H-E-R-E. This thorny little issue "Do I use there, their or they're?" you have to ask yourselfĪ series of questions. Which one of these things do you use? And so when you come across So as a writer and speaker of English you're going to come across Finding the shortest possible or most efficient option if you prefer. And as we know, EnglishĪs with most languages likes to take the easy route. Both of these things would work equally well in the sentence. Now, can I take a message?" they're, T-H-E-Y-'-R-E, Now, can I take a message?" So you can see in this sentence "They're not home right So, "Hey kid, are your parents home? "No, they're not home right Want to say "they are" you can smosh that Riders of the apocalypse is T-H-E-Y-'-R-E which is aĬontraction of "they are". Their ice cream cones." So T-H-E-I-R, the possessiveĪnswers the question "Who does that belong to?" So rounding out our trio, the last member of the there, their, they're ![]() So let's just call thisĪ possessive adjective for some, for a "they". So this is when something belongs to a "they" and it's an adjective. The second member of this confusing trio is their T-H-E-I-R which "Where is my dog? There is my dog." And technically this isĪn adverbial use, here. Yes, there's my dog!" So you asked the question, Greece? Yes, I went there." I have not gone there. ![]() The question is "Where?"Īnd the answer is "There". This one is all about location is just to take the "T"Īnd replace it with a "W". Now, first of all we have there T-H-E-R-E which we're gonna use orange for is an adverb and an adjective. Is to help you make a distinction between these three sound alike words. And if you can't tell the difference from the way I'm saying it that's because it's Hello Grammarians! Today I want to talk about one of the absolute thorniest issues ![]()
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