Students, what is the difference between there, their and they're?
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THERE refers to a place or location. E.g. The conference will take place there, in the main hall. THEIR shows possession, meaning that something belongs to someone. E.g. The employees are responsible for their own actions. THEY'RE" is a contraction of THEY ARE. E.g. They're scheduled to present their project to the board tomorrow.
" Their "is a possessive pronoun used to indicate ownership or belonging to a group of people. " There " is an adverb that indicates a place or location. " They're " is a contraction of " They are "
Their is the possessive pronoun that means “belonging to them,” as in "their car is red"; there is used to name a specific place or location as in "get away from there" and "stop right there"; they're is a contraction of "they are," as in "they're getting married."
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There is associated and related to places/positions/locations/directions Their is associated and related to persons, such as their belongings, their home. They're is a contraction for they are
There = some thing exists in a certain place, eg "My phone is over there." Their = belonging to a group or an uncertain person, eg "Their house is enormous!" They're = contraction of "they are", eg "We'll go to the restaurant when they're ready."
