What are the 3 there's?

Their is the possessive pronoun, as in "their car is red"; there is used as an adjective, "he is always there for me," a noun, "get away from there," and, chiefly, an adverb, "stop right there"; they're is a contraction of "they are," as in "they're getting married."
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What are the 3 different yours?

The word "yours" is known as an possessive pronoun (others are "ours," "his," and "hers"). There are no apostrophes in any possessive pronouns. This is another 100% rule.
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What do the 3 Theres mean?

Definitions. They're is a contraction of the words they and are. There is an adverb that means in or at that place. Their is the possessive case of the pronoun they, meaning belonging to them.
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What are the 3 wheres?

The words "were," "we're," and "where" are easily confused because they have similar sounds and spellings. They are not homophones—words that have the same sounds or spellings—and their meanings and uses are quite different.
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What is there and their?

Their is the possessive pronoun, as in "their car is red"; there is used as an adjective, "he is always there for me," a noun, "get away from there," and, chiefly, an adverb, "stop right there"; they're is a contraction of "they are," as in "they're getting married."
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The difference between There, Their and They're. - English Grammar Lesson



Were there or where there?

The words were and where are often confused because they appear similar. We'll help you to understand the difference. Were is the past tense of be when used as a verb. Where means in a specific place when used as an adverb or conjunction.
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How do you explain its?

It's is a contraction of “it is” or “it has.” Its is a possessive determiner we use to say that something belongs to or refers to something.
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How do you teach there and their?

How to use their, they're and there
  1. 'Their' means it belongs to them, eg "I ate their sweets."
  2. 'They're' is short for 'they are' eg "They are going to be cross."
  3. 'There' refers to a place, eg "I'm going to hide over there."
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What are their they're And there called?

Words that sound the same but have different meanings (and sometimes spelling) are called homophones. Therefore they're, their and there are Homophones.
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What is their for ownership?

Let's start with their. It's the possessive form of they, which means it is used to show ownership or belonging. If something belongs to them, it is their item. Example: Michael and Lola left their car at home as it was a fine night.
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How many ways are there to spell there?

There, their, and they're are the big trio of commonly confused words. All three of them are pronounced the same, and the spelling differences don't seem to do a good job of stopping people from mixing them up.
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What are all the yours?

A phrase said when one gives or relinquishes something to someone.
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How do you spell thier or their?

Their is the correct spelling of the word. Thier is incorrect and not a word in English. Their is a possessive pronoun that means that a group of people (They) own something. That is their house.
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Is it there car or their car?

Their shows possession (their car is on fire), there is a direction (there is the burning car), and they're is short for "they are" (they're driving into the lake). They're always means "they are," so if you can replace they're with "they are" then you've spelled it correctly. Woohoo!
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What is a good sentence for their?

Reviewing some examples of "their" in a sentence should help you get its usage right. The red one is their house. The beagle is their dog. Going to the store was their idea.
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What type of word is there?

Word Type. There can be an interjection, a noun, a pronoun or an adverb.
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How many grammar are there?

Estimates range from 500 to 10,000, but for practical purposes, we can say that there are about 3,500 grammar rules. This estimate comes from David Crystal, the man who created the index for the grammar reference book: A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, by Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech & Svartvik.
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Is there or are there any?

Grammatically, it is incorrect to use 'is' with plural countable nouns. Therefore, we must use “are there any questions?” instead of “is there any questions?”
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Is their singular or plural?

They, their, them, themselves: English lacks a common-gender third person singular pronoun that can be used to refer to indefinite pronouns (such as everyone, anyone, someone).
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When to use there is?

Use there is when the noun is singular (“There is a cat”). Use there are when the noun is plural (“There are two cats”).
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Where does there refer to?

there - Use the word there to refer to a particular place or to indicate a general location. It can be a noun, pronoun, adverb or adjective. It never shows possession. (I thought I left my book in there.)
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