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Danil Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Them or their?
Hello everyone, could you give an explanation please, between "their" and "them"?
For example:
1) Their house is very beautiful. (Can I say that?)
2) I saw a juicy apples. Than I ate them. (Can I say that?)
Can I say that or I made mistakes?
Kind regards.
For example:
1) Their house is very beautiful. (Can I say that?)
2) I saw a juicy apples. Than I ate them. (Can I say that?)
Can I say that or I made mistakes?
Kind regards.
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1) Their house is very beautiful. ) yes 2) I saw a juicy apples. Th e n I ate them .
- 1) Their house is very beautiful.
- ) yes 2) I saw a juicy apples.
- Th e n I ate them .
- ) yes "Their" is possessive.
- John and Sara's house is big, but their car is small.
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1) Their house is very beautiful. (Can I say that?)
yes
2) I sawa juicy apples. Then I ate them. (Can I say that?)
yes
"Their" is possessive. John and Sara's house is big, but their car is small.
Them is a pronoun that replaces two or more people (or things). John and Sara will be at the cafe where I'll mee
yes
2) I saw
yes
"Their" is possessive. John and Sara's house is big, but their car is small.
Them is a pronoun that replaces two or more people (or things). John and Sara will be at the cafe where I'll mee
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Thank you for your correction and explanation, Volpar!
May I ask you again? What about the word "theirs"
In which occassions we should use it?
Kind regards (sorry for a little offtop)
May I ask you again? What about the word "theirs"
In which occassions we should use it?
Kind regards (sorry for a little offtop)
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"Their" is used for subjects, "theirs" is used for objects. Usually this means that "theirs" will come at the end of a sentence.
Their car is red.
The red car is theirs.
Many pronouns are different for subject and object:
Subject: he, she, who
Object: him, her, whom
Their car is red.
The red car is theirs.
Many pronouns are different for subject and object:
Subject: he, she, who
Object: him, her, whom
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Danil"their" and "them"Those are two of the five forms of 'they': they, them, their, theirs, themselves
I know, you know, he knows, she knows, we know, they know
to see me, to see you, to see him, to see her, to see us, to see them
my house, your house, his house, her house, our house, their house
It belongs to
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Vorpar"Their" is used for subjects, "theirs" is used for objects. Usually this means that "theirs" will come at the end of a sentence.No
Subject: Their car is red. My car is green; theirs is red.
Object: They crashed their car. I crashed my car; they crashed theirs.
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Oops, couldn't think of those examples.
fivejedjon is right. "Their" requires a noun, "theirs" is a pronoun that replaces "their + noun".
fivejedjon is right. "Their" requires a noun, "theirs" is a pronoun that replaces "their + noun".
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fivejedjonSubject: Their car is red. My car is green; theirs is red.Do you mean that possesive pronoun "theirs" is not followed by a noun, but we can use it when we see an adjective in the end ?
Red = an adjective? If instead the word "red"(adjective) will be "noun" that would be wrong?
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Theirs is a pronoun. It signifies their + noun. It is not followed directly by a noun.
My car is red. Theirs is green.
My car is a Ford. Theirs is a Volkswagen.
My gar goes fast. Theirs goes faster.
My car is in the street. Theirs is in the garage.
My car is red. Theirs is green.
My car is a Ford. Theirs is a Volkswagen.
My gar goes fast. Theirs goes faster.
My car is in the street. Theirs is in the garage.
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