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'There', 'Their', 'They're' AND
'Its', 'It's', 'Its''
'There' can be used to
indicate a place or direction:
Let's go over
there.
Have you ever been
there?
A nice man lives
there.
'There' can also act as
the meaningless subject of a sentence:
There are thirteen
stripes on the American flag.
There is no cure for
the common cold.
'Their' is the possessive
form of "they."
They own this car. This
is their car. This car
is theirs.
Where is
their car? It is over
there.
They're is a
contraction which always means "they
are."
They're leaving for the
restaurant at six o'clock.
They're bringing their
three children, and they're
expecting us to meet them.
Note: Avoid using
contractions such as this in formal writing.
We will
meet them there. We can
look for their car
outside of the restaurant when we get
there.
See?
'It's not too bad.
Speaking of 'its', let's
talk about the uses of its,
it's, and
its'.
'Its'
is the possessive form of "it."
The dog whimpered because
its bowl was empty.
New York is an exciting city, but
its streets are too
crowded for me.
The antique table was quite
valuable, but then someone broke its
leg.
'It's' is a contraction
which always means "it is."
It's too hot to go
outside.
New York is an exciting city, but
it's too crowded for
me.
It's
beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Note: Avoid using contractions is formal writing.
Its' does not exist.
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