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Choosing the right homophones—words that are pronounced identically but have different meanings—can be tricky. Read our post on their, there, and they’re, and then test your knowledge with our quiz.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: a.
Explanation:
Use the contraction they’re when you mean they are—and only when you mean they are.Incorrect
Answer: a.
Explanation:
Use the contraction they’re when you mean they are—and only when you mean they are. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: c.
Explanation:
There is an adverb that indicates location or place.Incorrect
Answer: c.
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There is an adverb that indicates location or place. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: b.
Explanation:
There’s is a contraction of there is and indicates the existence of something or someone. Because it’s a contraction, there’s always has an apostrophe—theres, as in the third example above, is never correct!Incorrect
Answer: b.
Explanation:
There’s is a contraction of there is and indicates the existence of something or someone. Because it’s a contraction, there’s always has an apostrophe—theres, as in the third example above, is never correct! -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: a.
Explanation:
There are is the plural of there is, indicating the existence or presence of something plural—in this case, restaurants.Remember that they’re means they are: if you replace they’re with they are in the second example, it’s clearly wrong.
In the third example, there’s (there is) cannot be right because there’s only indicates something singular. (Use there’s in the case of one new restaurant: “There’s a new restaurant in my neighborhood.”)
Incorrect
Answer: a.
Explanation:
There are is the plural of there is, indicating the existence or presence of something plural—in this case, restaurants.Remember that they’re means they are: if you replace they’re with they are in the second example, it’s clearly wrong.
In the third example, there’s (there is) cannot be right because there’s only indicates something singular. (Use there’s in the case of one new restaurant: “There’s a new restaurant in my neighborhood.”)
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which sentence is correct?
Correct
Answer: b.
Explanation:
Their, a possessive pronoun, shows ownership: their idea. When their follows the word it describes, it takes an s at the end: theirs. When your meaning calls for possession, use their or theirs. There is no apostrophe in theirs.Incorrect
Answer: b.
Explanation:
Their, a possessive pronoun, shows ownership: their idea. When their follows the word it describes, it takes an s at the end: theirs. When your meaning calls for possession, use their or theirs. There is no apostrophe in theirs.