their
determiner
uk/ðeər/us/ðer/A1
of orbelongingto them:
他们的；她们的；它们的He gave them theircoats.他把他们的外衣交给了他们。
B1
used to refer to onepersoninordertoavoidsaying "his or her":
（用来指某个人，以代替 his 或 her）One of thestudentshaslefttheirbookbehind.有个学生遗忘了一本书。
- Shethankedthestafffor theirdedicationandenthusiasm.
- Look up theirnumberin thephonedirectory.
- Thechildrenlefttheirgameand camerunningtogreetus.
- Manyminershavesufferedfrom theeffectsofcoaldustin theirlungs.
- Everyone has their ownideasabout thebestway tobringupchildren.
Linguistics: possessive forms
- hers
- his
- its
- mine
- my
- our
- ours
- S, s
- the
- theirs
- thine
- thy
- us
- yer
- your
- yours
Grammar
Pronouns: possessive (my,mine,your,yours, etc.)
We use pronouns to refer to possession and ‘belonging’. There are two types: possessive pronouns and possessive determiners. We use possessive determiners before a noun. We use possessive pronouns in place of a noun:…There,theirorthey’re?
There, their and they’re are commonly confused in English, as they sound the same.…