25/01/2026
Grammar Tip of the Day:
๐๐๐๐ง๐ โข ๐๐๐๐๐ง โข ๐๐๐๐ฎโ๐ง๐
Do these three words confuse you sometimes? Donโt worryโyouโre not alone! ๐ค Even the best writers mix them up because they sound exactly the same. But remember, even though they sound alike, they have very ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐.
๐ THERE โ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐น๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ด.
Use this when youโre pointing to where something is or saying something exists.
โ๏ธ There is a library near our school.
โ๏ธ Put your bag over there.
๐ผ THEIR โ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
Use this when something belongs to someone.
โ๏ธ Their teacher is very kind.
โ๏ธ I like their teamwork.
๐ฌ THEYโRE โ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ โ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆโ
This is simply a contraction. If you can replace it with they are, itโs correct!
โ๏ธ Theyโre studying for the quiz. (They are studying)
โ๏ธ Theyโre happy with their results.
Good grammar isnโt just about rulesโit helps us ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐. Every small improvement makes a big difference in writing, speaking, and learning.
๐๐ค ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ. ๐๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ! ๐ฑ
โ๏ธ: Denise Jin Ibarrola, Secretariat Committee
๐ผ: Gisel Matalicia, Public Relations Officer
