Posted on 09/22/2011 6:46:15 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
The English language is full of problems like the one presented by there, their and they're. Most native English speakers pronounce these the same way; therefore, it is difficult for some to judge in which situation to use which spelling. Each spelling means a very different thing; if you'd like to learn the difference, read on!
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).
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And maybe tomorrow we will work on apostrophes. That could take awhile.
Your right! LOL
Always tread lightly when lecturing on others' grammar. An error is inevitable.
Always tread lightly when lecturing on others' grammar. An error is inevitable.
Its/it’s is easy.
“It’s” is a contraction for “it is.” So, if “it is” would make sense, use “it’s.” Example: It’s a nice day. (The sentence, “It is a nice day,” makes sense.)
“Its” is possessive.
Example: The company laid off half of its employees. (You need to use a possessive since the sentence refers to the company’s employees. It would be incorrect to use “it’s” here because, “The company laid off half of it is employees,” doesn’t make sense.)
Now if I can just overcome my lifelong addiction to, using, way, too, many, commas, people, would, surely, appreciate, it.
Another one that makes me crazy is, “then” and “than”
Why the grammar lesson? Not everyone wants to sound intelligent, after all. /s
I tend to skip over the comments of the uneducated, unintelligent, and lazy. But if a writer has taken the time to write well, I figure he’s probably got something to say that’s worth hearing.
Oh, and another one is “are” and “our”
There, their, they’re now ... you, your, you’re getting too upset over this ...
Me, too!
“I have done the same with my kids.”
This also used to be unacceptable. The correct terminology used to be:
I have done the same with my children.
;-)
...True dat!!!
Me too. You have to, schools don't diagram sentences anymore.
People, people, people. Spelling and word usage— really?
R U RD 4 TS?
Do folks complain about your breath? ;-)
...There must be something wrong with my face. Strangers come up to me and say, “What’s wrong?” Nothing. “You know it takes more energy to frown than it does to smile.” Yea? You know it takes more energy to point that out than it does to leave me alone. So, why don’t you get out of my face, and watch me start smiling...
That's easy. When it's "it is", it's "it's", when it's not, it's "its"... ;-)
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