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Put the books over there.
What does There mean?
in that place, or used to show something exists.
Dictionary definition
There means in, at, or to that place, and it can also be used to introduce that something exists or happens.
Example sentences
There in a sentence
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There are three pencils on the desk.
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Writers should not confuse there with their, which shows possession.
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Commonly confused words
Their, there, or they're?
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Their
Belonging to them.
In a sentence The children put on their coats.
There
In that place; also used to say something exists.
In a sentence Leave the bag over there.
They'Re
A short form of they are.
In a sentence They're making paper stars.
Spot the difference Their shows belonging, there points to a place or introduces something, and they're means they are.
Which word fits?
Choose their, there, or they're for each blank. Say your answer, then check why it fits.
1The twins packed ___ lunches before school.
Check answer 1
their — The lunches belong to the twins.
2Please put the basket over ___ beside the door.
Check answer 2
there — The sentence points to a place.
3Look at the runners: ___ ready to start!
Check answer 3
they're — They are ready to start fits the sentence.
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Question 1 of 3
Practice 1
What does there often mean?
There can point to a place or introduce that something exists.
Practice 2
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: ____ are three pencils on the desk.
There best completes the sentence.
Practice 3
Which word shows possession, not place?
Their means belonging to them, while there points to a place or introduces something.
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Partadverb, pronoun.
MeaningThere means in that place, or used to show something exists.
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Synonyms
Words like There
in that placeUse for the location meaning of there.
at that spotA simple phrase for pointing to a place.
existsUse when there introduces that something is present.
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Means in, at, or to that place.
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