There, their, they're

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

Learn the fucking difference!

1.

Use there when referring to a place, whether concrete ("over there by the building") or more abstract ("it must be difficult to live there").

There is an antique store on Camden Avenue.

The science textbooks are over there on the floor.

There are many documents that are used in investigations.

2.

Also use there with the verb BE (is, am, are, was, were) to indicate the existence of something, or to mention something for the first time.

There is a picnic area over here, and a monster and a campground across the river.

"I see there are new flowers coming up in your garden." "Yes, they are the ones my grandmother gave me last year."

3.

Use their to indicate possession. It is a possessive adjective and indicates that a particular noun belongs to them.

My friends have lost their tickets.

Their things were strewn about the office haphazardly.

4.

Remember that they're is a contraction of the words they and are. It can never be used as a modifier, only as a subject (who or what does the action) and verb (the action itself).

Hurry up! They're closing the mall at six tonight!

I'm glad that they're so nice to new students here.

5.

Test your usage. When you use any of these three words, get in the habit of asking yourself these questions, but remember that they will not work in all cases though:

If you wrote there, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with here? If so, you're using it correctly.

If you chose their, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with our? If so, you've chosen the correct word.

If you used they're, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with they are? If so, you're on the right track!

6.

Recognize incorrect examples and learn from the mistakes. By looking over others' work with a critical eye, especially by offering proofreading or copyediting help, you can become more sensitized to correct usage and practice it yourself.

Wrong: Their is no one here.

Wrong: Shelley wants to know if there busy.

Wrong: The dogs are happily chewing on they're bones.

RIGHT: I can't believe they're leaving their children there, alone!

7.

Practice, practice, practice! Get your English teacher or friend to say several sentences aloud that include one of these three words and write down which version they are using. Hire a private English tutor if you're still having trouble.

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[HillBillyJoe]

They're going down there to get their stuff. If i can do it, you can too!

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

They're going down there to get their stuff. If i can do it, you can too!

i got a lollipop in the 3rd grade for using all 3 forms using that sentence //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

it's not hard, people!

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

Your write

 

[legendndisguise 10+ year member]

Your write

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[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

oh **** its the grammar police!!!! Ruuuuuun!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/escape.gif.52b661afb17bde1db0e0c7da97e75b38.gif

 

[slammedincouch 10+ year member]

 

[HillBillyJoe]

i got a lollipop in the 3rd grade for using all 3 forms using that sentence //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
it's not hard, people!

hmmm, thats strange, I did too... Did you suffer through Shirley English as well?

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Learn the fucking difference!

1.

Use there when referring to a place, whether concrete ("over there by the building") or more abstract ("it must be difficult to live there").

There is an antique store on Camden Avenue.

The science textbooks are over there on the floor.

There are many documents that are used in investigations.

2.

Also use there with the verb BE (is, am, are, was, were) to indicate the existence of something, or to mention something for the first time.

There is a picnic area over here, and a monster and a campground across the river.

"I see there are new flowers coming up in your garden." "Yes, they are the ones my grandmother gave me last year."

3.

Use their to indicate possession. It is a possessive adjective and indicates that a particular noun belongs to them.

My friends have lost their tickets.

Their things were strewn about the office haphazardly.

4.

Remember that they're is a contraction of the words they and are. It can never be used as a modifier, only as a subject (who or what does the action) and verb (the action itself).

Hurry up! They're closing the mall at six tonight!

I'm glad that they're so nice to new students here.

5.

Test your usage. When you use any of these three words, get in the habit of asking yourself these questions, but remember that they will not work in all cases though:

If you wrote there, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with here? If so, you're using it correctly.

If you chose their, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with our? If so, you've chosen the correct word.

If you used they're, will the sentence still make sense if you replace it with they are? If so, you're on the right track!

6.

Recognize incorrect examples and learn from the mistakes. By looking over others' work with a critical eye, especially by offering proofreading or copyediting help, you can become more sensitized to correct usage and practice it yourself.

Wrong: Their is no one here.

Wrong: Shelley wants to know if there busy.

Wrong: The dogs are happily chewing on they're bones.

RIGHT: I can't believe they're leaving their children there, alone!

7.

Practice, practice, practice! Get your English teacher or friend to say several sentences aloud that include one of these three words and write down which version they are using. Hire a private English tutor if you're still having trouble.

You grammar mad bro. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

shit pisses me off, mang!

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

shit pisses me off, mang!

I hear ya but it ain't gonna matter round these parts. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

 

[Flex68 10+ year member]

Learn the fucking difference!

Hear you, agree with you, support you....pisses me off, too, mang.

However, don't think it is gonna make much diff, here or elsewhere.

Here's why:

1) Idiots never realize how ignorant they are;

2) Lazy people never bother to learn anything, or change their shi++y habits...they're just not gonna go there;

3) Folks who are busy as hell never bother to proofread their work...they gots to get outta there and get moah busy doing their other shiz.

(Pun definitely intended)

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

op der die und das

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

First read the avatar ^^^^ to fully understand the amount of ***** given... Now shut the hell up so as not to waste anymore time with such useless Nazi rant threads... Then finally refer to my sig and procede with the instructions vvvv //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/moon.gif.9d317aec3339ffe7fde0638df52c628a.gif