Typical Mistakes: There or Their?

English · Year 10 · A2+ · 12 questions

Remember: there or their?

Use there to talk about a place or to say that something exists. In German, it can mean dort, da or es gibt.

Use their to show that something belongs to people. In German, it often means ihr or ihre.

THERE → place / existence
There is a book on the table.
Da liegt ein Buch auf dem Tisch.
THEIR → belonging
Their house is very big.
Ihr Haus ist sehr groß.

Tip: The missing word can be at the beginning, in the middle or near the end of a sentence. Ask yourself: Is it about a place or something that belongs to people?

Choose the correct word

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