Word
they're
Phoneticstheyre
Definition
pron. a short way of writing or saying 'they are'.
pron. a contraction of the third-person plural pronoun 'they' and the verb 'are'.
Examples
“They're going to the park later today.”
“I talked to the neighbors and they're planning to fix the fence this weekend.”
“While the researchers are still analyzing the data, they're confident that the initial results will be replicated in the second phase of the study.”
Examples
simple
“They're going to the park later today.”
contextual
“I talked to the neighbors and they're planning to fix the fence this weekend.”
complex
“While the researchers are still analyzing the data, they're confident that the initial results will be replicated in the second phase of the study.”
Usage
Always functions as a subject followed by a predicate; cannot be used as a possessive determiner.
Pitfall
I like those shoes, but there too expensive.
I like those shoes, but they're too expensive.
Use 'they're' for 'they are'. 'There' refers to a place, and 'their' shows possession.
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