They're, Their, and There

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The English words they're, their, and there are English homophones.

The English language has thousands of homophones, and they are tricky even for native speakers. It's common for non-native English speakers to be confused between there, their, and they're because they sound so much alike. But they have completely different meanings and uses.

Let me explain.

There is an adverb that refers to a place or a location. Think of it as the opposite of here. It is also used as a pronoun to introduce a sentence.

• Example as a location: The keys are over there, on the table.

• Example introducing a sentence: There is a cat sleeping on the couch.

Their is a possessive pronoun. It shows that something belongs to a group of people or things. It's the possessive form of the word they.

• Example: Their car is red. (The car belongs to them.)

• Example: The students opened their books. (The books belong to the students.)

They're is a contraction, which is a shortened form of two words. It combines the words they and are.

• Example: They're going to the park. (This means they are going to the park.)

• Example: They're happy to be here. (This means they are happy to be here.)

Here's an example of using all three in the same sentence.

The neighbors said they're going to park their new car over there.

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