their
possessive
belonging to them
“They forgot their keys.”
Sound-alikes
their vs there vs they're
Their shows ownership, there points to a place (or starts "there is"), and they're means "they are".
there
adverb / pronoun
in that place; "there is/are"
“Put it over there.”
they're
contraction
they are
“They're late again.”
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Questions about their vs there vs they're
What is the difference between their and there and they're?
Their shows ownership, there points to a place (or starts "there is"), and they're means "they are".
How do I remember their vs there vs they're?
There contains "here" (a place). Their contains "heir" (someone who owns). They're has an apostrophe standing in for the "a" of are.
Are there exceptions?
"There" also works as a dummy subject: "There are three reasons."
Is there a quick test?
Read it as "they are". If it works, write they're.
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