Standard English ConventionsEasyThey're versus their and there
Standard English Conventions practice question
____ planning to open the new gallery wing in May.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. They'reCorrect
- B. Their
- C. There
- D. Theyre
Answer: A. They're
The sentence needs 'They are planning'. The contraction of 'they are' is 'they're'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Their
- 'Their' is possessive; 'Their planning to open' makes no sense.
- C. There
- 'There' points to a place; 'There planning' is not a sentence.
- D. Theyre
- 'Theyre' lacks the apostrophe that marks the contraction.
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