English Grammar: There, Their and They're Flashcards
What is the meaning of their?
Their- belongs to that person or those people (possession, it has an ‘i’ in it so thing of it belongs to someone it is personal)
e.g. That is their car
e.g. We have our tickets but they do not have their tickets yet
e.g. Those are their shoes
e.g. This is their dog
What is the meaning of there?
Note: I like to think of there as the opposite of Here (this can help with how you remember it)
There- the location/position of something the opposite of here or that something exists (or can be used in greeting e.g. Hello there)
e.g. Our car is over there (position of something)
e.g. We went to the New Forest and stayed there for a long weekend
e.g. There are some ducks (something exists)
or greeting e.g. “Hello there! How are you?”
What is the meaning of they’re?
They’re- shortened version of they are= they’re
e.g. They’re very happy
e.g. They’re on the way
Choose the correct word:
I think we can park our car over […] by the restaurant
a). Their
b). There
c). They’re
b). There
Here we are describing the position of something so we use there, remember:
There- the location or position of something (or can be used in greeting e.g. Hello there)
e.g. Our car is over there
e.g. We went to the New Forest and stayed there for a long weekend
or greeting e.g. “Hello there! How are you?”
Choose the correct word:
They won {…} game
a). Their
b). There
c). They’re
a). Their
Their- belongs to that person or those people (possession, it has an ‘i’ in it so thing of it belongs to someone it is personal)
Choose the correct word:
[…] all very happy
a). Their
b). There
c). They’re
c). They’re
They’re- shortened version of they are= they’re
e.g. They’re very happy
e.g. They’re on the way
Choose the correct word:
“Hello […]! How are you?”
b). There
There- the location/position of something the opposite of here or that something exists (or can be used in greeting e.g. Hello there)
