Sep. 28, 2006
There, Their and They're...
Posted in My Homeschool FAQs
Today was a day full of laundry and housework around here...Since I don't want to blog about that I thought I would tell you all how I teach my kids which "there, their, they're" to use...
There - Contains the word "
here" which is a place and therefore refers to places. "We went there on a field trip."
Their - Contains the word "
heir" which is a person and therefore refers to people. "Their children were homeschooled and loved it!"
They're - Contains 2 words squished together..."They" & "are"..it is to be used where the 2 words could also work. "They're the ones who love being homeschooled."
I don't know where I learned this. I just assumed everyone knew it, but the other day I said something about it to my husband (
Who is way smarter that me!) and he had never heard it before.
So there you have it. Now wasn't that more interesting than me telling you how may loads of laundry I did today! LOL
Comments
Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by hiplvmom2
Thats an awesome way to put it *smile*
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Thank You!
Posted by tiredmom
This is great and I had never heard this before either. I'm going to use this for my child who ALWAYS mixes these up. How can you get it wrong EVERY time?
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by CommunicationFUNdamentals
Good way to teach this concept!
Now...how many loads of laundry DID you do? ROFL
JoJo
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by KimMurphy
If you're lucky, THEY'RE never going to forget that THEIR mom was always THERE for them! Good job!
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Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by mamaduso
Very cool, and i didn't know that either.
Susan
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Sep. 30, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by BattlementsofRubies
Good tip, I esp like "their" and "heir". My (now) 16year old used to consistently misspell "believe" until I said " I can't beLIEve you if you tell a LIE" then it stuck for good!
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Oct. 7, 2006 - That's great!
Posted by Melanie
I will have to remember that - my son has a lot of trouble with those 3! Thank you!
Melanie
http://www.homeschoolhelpweb.com
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