How to Use There, Their and They're Use there when referring to a place, whether concrete ("over there by the building") or more abstract ("it must be difficult to live there"). 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. Use their to indicate possession. It is a possessive adjective and indicates that a particular noun belongs to them. 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). 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! http://www.wikihow.com/Use-There,-Their-and-They're
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