There / Their / They're

There / Their

Indicating existence, location or possession

There vs. Their

THERE — existence or location	THEIR — possessive
There indicates the existence or location of something.	Their is a possessive pronoun mostly for people but also informally for things.
There is something new happening with food trucks. (there → exists) They used to be poorly regarded and serve rather ordinary food. Now, chefs are bringing their cuisine to the streets to get closer to their customers.	What kind of trucks do they have? (the trucks → the chef's in the trucks) Their food could be Thai, Korean, French, Mexican or local cuisines. (their → the chef's)
Each week there is an event in a park or some other public meeting area. (exists)	Their events are in public areas where people can picnic. (their → the chef's)
There are several kinds of foods offered from a dozen or more food trucks. (exists)	People can walk around to the trucks, select an item or two and try out their special dishes. (their → the chef's)
Families from the neighborhoods go there for an evening picnic. (location)	The events give families a chance to eat out, try new cuisines, and meet their neighbors. (their → families')

Also see It /There Pronouns, Adverbs for Place List, Possessive Pronouns
chef (n.) – a cook
neighborhood (n.) – an area of a town or city where people live (En-Br. neighbour)
cuisine (n.) – a particular style of cooking
event (n.) – a planned social activity

They're vs. Their

THEY'RE	THEIR (POSSESSIVE PRONOUN)
They're is a contraction for they + are. (informal) See Aux Verb Contractions.	They (a subject pronoun) and their (a possessive pronoun) are personal pronouns indicating that take the place of a personal noun.
They're my neighbors. They're going with us. (they are → they're)	The neighbors are bringing their children too. (possessive.)
Who are those people? They're our neighbors who are also going there with their children.	Their friends are there are already eating their food. They're enjoying the event.

There Meanings

THERE (DUMMY PRONOUN)	THERE — LOCATION
There has no particular meaning. It is a placeholder for the subject position in a clause. There is commonly followed by a BE verb or a modal. In most cases, the sentence can be restated in a simpler way without there.	There is an adverb for place. There indicates a location or general direction. Adverbs v. Phrasal Verbs
There is no one there / here.	No one is there. No one is home. (location)
There must be an answer somewhere.	The answer must be there. (general direction – the speaker points to something.)
Do you know if there any coffee left? (There is the subject of the object clause.)	Is there any coffee left? Yes, it's there, on the counter. (more specific direction – the speaker specifies "on the counter".)

counter (n.) – a flat work surface found in a kitchen, shop, or bank.

Theirs vs. There's

THEIRS (POSSESSIVE NOUN)	THERE'S (THERE IS)
Theirs is a possessive noun that includes their + noun. The final -s changes the word from a possessive pronoun to a possessive noun. Theirs and there's are homonyms (sound the same but have different spellings).	In informal speech we reduce the auxiliary verb. See Aux Verb Contractions. There is becomes there's. There is normally the subject of a clause (and sometimes the subject of an object clause.)
What is your last name? Nelson is my last name. Weber is their last name. Nelson is mine. Weber is theirs.	There's a man named Weber on the phone (calling) for you.
What is the name of the food truck? The name of their food truck is "Pizza Van Go". The name of theirs is "Pizza a Go Go".	I know that there's a food truck named "Pizza Van Go".

THEIRS (POSSESSIVE NOUN)

THERE'S (THERE IS)

Theirs is a possessive noun that includes their + noun. The final -s changes the word from a possessive pronoun to a possessive noun. Theirs and there's are homonyms (sound the same but have different spellings).

In informal speech we reduce the auxiliary verb. See Aux Verb Contractions. There is becomes there's. There is normally the subject of a clause (and sometimes the subject of an object clause.)

What is your last name?
Nelson is my last name. Weber is their last name.
Nelson is mine. Weber is theirs.

There's a man named Weber on the phone (calling) for you.

What is the name of the food truck?
The name of their food truck is "Pizza Van Go".
The name of theirs is "Pizza a Go Go".

I know that there's a food truck named "Pizza Van Go".

Common Mistakes

ERROR	FIX
Their are really enjoying what their doing.	They're (They are) really enjoying what they're (they are) doing. Use the informal contraction form of they + are or write both words fully.
Theirs a great place to eat next to the other restaurant of theirs.	There's (There is) a great place to eat next to the other restaurant of theirs.
I hope they like there food.	I hope they like their food. Both native and non-native speakers find it difficult to proof-read essays and find these accidental switches in word use!
When do we have to be ther?	When do we have to be there? Don't forget the final -e.

There / Their/ They're

Resources

Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding and Using English Grammar . 4th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents, 2009. Print. (8-1)

Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey K. Pullum. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Print. (1390)

Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. 4th ed. 2009: Oxford University Press. Print. (245, 441-2, 587)

Practice 1

Takosher "The Chosen Taco"

Food Trucks

Select the word from the menu that best completes the sentence.
Compare your response to the answer by clicking the "check" button to the right.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.	A food-truck business can be quite complex. a lot of daily preparation.
2.	Inside a food truck, may be three or four chefs working at one time.
3.	Usually, another person on the phone or computer taking orders and announcing location.
4.	Customers step up to the truck and select lunch from the menu posted on the side of the truck.
5.	always interested in new items on the menu.
6.	Customers place orders at one window and then pick up orders at another window.
7.	Sometimes, a long line of people who are waiting to order.
8.	All food trucks must get business permits (licenses/licences) from the city.
9.	A city food inspector comes to check if are any health or sanitation problems.
10.	The success of a food truck depends on customers' recommendations by word and by Web. recommendation (n.) – your suggestion to someone that they should choose a particular thing or person because you think it is very good

Practice 2

Food on Wheels

Decide if the sentence or sentences are correct or incorrect
Read the feedback to compare your response to the answer.

#	YOUR RESPONSE	FEEDBACK
11.	Theirs an easy way to find something to eat for lunch without going far. Food trucks are like restaurants on wheels. The chefs come to you — wherever you are working — bringing they're food to your city sidewalk. correct incorrect	Feedback 11:
12.	Food trucks are a way for chefs to get out of their restaurants and get onto the streets where customers can enjoy there food. correct incorrect	Feedback 12:
13.	Chefs in food trucks are changing the way people spend theirs lunch hours. Rather than sitting inside, office workers and residents can walk outside theirs buildings to find a tasty bite to eat. correct Incorrect	Feedback 13:
14.	Some food truck owners take orders and follow a schedule. Other food truck owners use Twitter to tell people when they're trucks will be their. correct incorrect	Feedback 14:
15.	People can receive a call or a "tweet" telling them when the truck will arrive there, or they can just go to a particular place where the truck usually parks. correct incorrect	Feedback 15:
16.	Theirs a huge variety of food that is being offered on these trucks – some good and some not so good. Not all trucks have gourmet food on there menus. correct incorrect	Feedback 16:
17.	Their food can be rather ordinary or extraordinary. Some offer hot dogs and hamburgers, while others offer "Coq au Van" and "Crème Brûlée". (Usually, the dish is spelled "Coq au Vin". Here it is "van" , a word for a small truck.) correct incorrect	Feedback 17:
18.	Chefs are using the trucks in the daytime to attract more customers by getting closer to their workplaces. However, other restaurant owners complain that their stealing customers. (stealing – unfairly taking) correct incorrect	Feedback 18:
19.	They're names are hilarious (very funny) , for example, "Shut Up & Eat", "Dogzilla", "Mutton, honey", "Hit n' Run", "Nacho Mama's", "Takosher" (Kosher tacos!), "Me So Hungry", "Chairman Bao" (pork buns), and "Great Balls on Tires" (meatballs). correct incorrect	Feedback 19:
20.	Customers enjoy the creative presentations of the trucks. " Theirs a lot of clever marketing going on ther." remarked an appreciative customer. correct incorrect	Feedback 20:

Practice 3

Now That's a Party!

#	YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK YOUR ANSWER
21.	"Off the Grid" announced that at there food fair they're will be two dozen food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and a musical band in the middle. Their hoping everyone will come and enjoy ther event. EDIT THIS: "Off the Grid" announced that at there food fair they're will be two dozen food trucks and street food carts in a huge circle with a full bar and a musical band in the middle. Their hoping everyone will come and enjoy ther event.
22.	Theirs no better way to get to the food fair than on foot. Neighbors take they're kids and they're babies in strollers and walk ther. EDIT THIS: Theirs no better way to get to the food fair than on foot. Neighbors take they're kids and they're babies in strollers and walk there.
23.	Thers something for everyone, and everyone will want to find they're special treat. There not going to be disappointed. Thers so much to choose from. EDIT THIS: Thers something for everyone, and everyone will want to find they're special treat. There not going to be disappointed. Thers so much to choose from.

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