Tuesday, October 27, 2015

21 English Sentences: They, Them, Their, Theirs

(i)                   ‘They’ is Pronoun.

Synonyms:
People in general, plural of he, she and it

Sentences:
1.  Are they nice people?
2.  Did they have trouble here?
3.  They are coming today.
4.  They have just arrived by plane.
5.  They will have a tough time here.
6.  Will they wait for you?

(ii)                ‘Them’ is Pronoun.

Synonyms:
Objective case of ‘they’

Sentences:
1.  Anne sent them gifts.
2.  Give them some money.
3.  The boss treated them harshly.
4.  We're better placed than them.
5.  Zany greeted them with a big smile.

(iii)               ‘Their’ is Determiner and Contraction.

Synonyms:
Of them or themselves

Sentences:
1.  I think it's their car.
2.  It’s not their fault.
3.  Someone damaged their door.
4.  The workers have got their pay.
5.  Their demands have been accepted.

(iv)              ‘Theirs’ is Pronoun.

Synonyms:
That which belongs to them

Sentences:
1.  Anne's a relation of theirs.
2.  It is a favorite place of theirs.
3.  Theirs is that blue villa.
4.  These kittens are theirs.
5.  Which bags are theirs?

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