3.2 There + Is = There's
Contraction: there + is = there's
ex.
There is a mouse in the house. There's a mouse in the house.
There is a computer on the desk. There's a computer on the desk.
There does not exist a contraction for there + are.
There vs. They
these two words sound similar, but mean different things.
they = ellos, ellas
there= hay (followed by is or are)
Ex.
They are from Salt Lake City. (Ellos son de Salt lake City.)
There are cats in the car. (Hay gatos en el carro.)
There vs. They're
These words sound the same, but are written differently and mean different things.
Words that sound the same, but are different are called: homonyms.
Ex.
There (hay) There is a teacher in the classroom. (hay un profesor en la aula.)
They're (ellos son, ellas son, ellos estan, ellas estan) They're sisters. (Son hermanas.)
ex.
There is a mouse in the house. There's a mouse in the house.
There is a computer on the desk. There's a computer on the desk.
There does not exist a contraction for there + are.
There vs. They
these two words sound similar, but mean different things.
they = ellos, ellas
there= hay (followed by is or are)
Ex.
They are from Salt Lake City. (Ellos son de Salt lake City.)
There are cats in the car. (Hay gatos en el carro.)
There vs. They're
These words sound the same, but are written differently and mean different things.
Words that sound the same, but are different are called: homonyms.
Ex.
There (hay) There is a teacher in the classroom. (hay un profesor en la aula.)
They're (ellos son, ellas son, ellos estan, ellas estan) They're sisters. (Son hermanas.)
Activities
Rewrite the sentence
Rewrite the sentence with the contraction (there's). |
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There are or they're
Fill in the blank with "there are" or "they're". |
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Describe the picture: They, they're, there, or there's
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