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They're vs Their vs There - English Grammar - Teaching Tips

 

"They're", "their" and "there" are three words that are often used incorrectly. "They're" is simply the contracted form of "they are". "Their" is a possessive and indicates ownership of something. "There" indicates a place. Due to the Internet and instant messaging, the three words have been icreasingly used incorrectly. However, if you'd like to use them correctly, you should keep their meanings in mind. When trying to decide which word to use remember that "they're" = they are, "their" = ownership and "there" = place.


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The unit on teaching new language and understanding vocabulary grammar function was very helpful because it facilitated understanding on how to teach new vocabularies to students and finding appropriate ways of selecting these vocabularies. Introduction to grammatical structures is very helpful in understanding how to construct different sentence structures to suit variety of learners. Finally it creates awareness of language functions and this information is key when lesson planning to come up with a more learner centered approach to teaching.



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