Words / A1

THAIRZ/ðeəz/

Theirs means belonging to them, without a noun after it: the car is theirs. Their house uses their before the noun. There’s means there is — different. Ours / yours follow the same pattern.

Meaning

Belonging to them: The car is theirs.

Examples

• “Those books are theirs.”
• “Are these seats theirs?”
• “The fault was theirs, not ours.”

Good to know

theirs (no noun after). their + noun. Mix-up: there’s.

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