“There are antiques here. " “Where?” “Look there. " “Oh, and, see here, we’ve found them!” “Are there many of the documents stored here?” “Yes, see them here, where they are safe. Do you see where they are? Right over there!” “There will be a picnic here, and there is a monstrous campground over there across the river. There is one of the places where they are staying tonight. "
“Sam and Jan are heirs of their parents’ land and possessions as their legal heirs. " “Their things were broken. " Compare to “Our things were broken. " Yes, it shows possession. “I see their flowers are blooming in their garden. " “Yes, from the seeds their grandmother gave to them last fall. "
“They’re my friends. " Check that “They are my friends” makes sense. Yes! “I would go with you, but they’re going to take me. " To check, say “They are going to take me. " Yes!
For “there,” will the sentence still make sense, if you replace “there” with “here” or “where”? If so, it’s right. For “their,” will the sentence still make sense if you replace “their” with “our” (to see whether it is a possessive sentence), but of course that test phrase would change to whom it belongs. “Ours belongs to us, but theirs belongs to them. " Still, if “our” fits logically it is right because it is possessive. [6] X Research source For “they’re,” will the sentence still make sense if you replace “they’re” with “they are”? If so, it’s right, but if not, then “they’re” is the wrong word.
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!
