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It is used when you want to describe what a group of people are doing, who they are, or how they feel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><b>They\u2019re playing basketball at the park.<\/b><br \/>\nThey are playing basketball at the park.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><b>They\u2019re always late to the meetings.<\/b><br \/>\nThey are always late to the meetings<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><b>They\u2019re happy with their new house.<\/b><br \/>\nThey are happy with their new house.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">Their<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Their<\/strong> is a possessive adjective. It shows ownership or that something belongs to them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><b>Their parents are coming to visit this weekend.<\/b><br \/>\nThe parents belong to them.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><b>I like their style of decoration.<\/b><br \/>\nThe decoration belongs to them.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><b>Their cat is very friendly.<\/b><br \/>\nThe cat belongs to them.<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\">There<\/h2>\n<p><strong>There<\/strong> is an adverb used to indicate location or existence. It is often used with the phrase <strong>there is\/there are<\/strong> to show that something exists or is located somewhere.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><b>The children are playing over there.<\/b><br \/>\nThe children are playing in that location.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\"><b>There is a problem with the car.<\/b><br \/>\nA problem exists with the car.<\/div>\n<div class=\"lineX\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><b>There were a lot of people at the event.<\/b><br \/>\nA lot of people were present at the event.<\/div>\n<h2>How to Choose the Right One<\/h2>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Use <strong>they\u2019re<\/strong> when you mean <strong>they are<\/strong>. If you can replace it with <strong>they are<\/strong> in the sentence, then <strong>they\u2019re<\/strong> is the right choice.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"righto\"><strong>They\u2019re<\/strong> my best friends. \u2192 <strong>They are<\/strong> my best friends.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrongx\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">Their my best friends.<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Use <strong>their<\/strong> when you are talking about possession or something that belongs to them.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"righto\"><strong>Their<\/strong> house is on the corner. \u2192 The house belongs to them.<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrongx\" style=\"margin-bottom: 40px;\">They\u2019re house is on the corner.<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">Use <strong>there<\/strong> when you are talking about a place or existence. It\u2019s used to indicate that something exists or is located somewhere.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"righto\"><strong>There is<\/strong> a restaurant down the street. \u2192 A restaurant exists down the street.<\/div>\n<p class=\"wrongx\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">They\u2019re is a restaurant down the street.<\/p>\n<div class=\"boxborder\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<h5>Summary<\/h5>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>They\u2019re<\/strong> = They are (can always replace with they are).<\/div>\n<div class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>Their<\/strong> = Possession (something that belongs to them).<\/div>\n<p class=\"leftonedot30\"><strong>There<\/strong> = Location or existence (used with there is or there are).<\/p>\n<p>By understanding their meanings and uses, you can avoid mixing them up and use the correct one in your sentences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"yvNSLY\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ellalanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Banery_reklamowe_nowe-copy-14.png\" alt=\"English? 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