Which sentence shows the correct use of a common homophone?<\/p>\n
A. They\u2019re still not finished with the project that was due yesterday.<\/p>\n
B. Their are a number of great books about the Civil War in the library.<\/p>\n
C. They said they would put away all of there clean clothes before school.<\/p>\n
D. I think I saw an entire flock of wild parrots sitting in the trees over their.<\/p>\n
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The sentence that shows the correct use of a common homophone is:<\/p>\n
A. The project that was due yesterday is still incomplete<\/p>\n
This sentence uses the contraction “they’re” correctly, where “they’re” is a contraction of “they are.” The homophones to watch out for are:<\/p>\n
However, \u201ctheir\u201d implies possession such as books.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u201d employs location, as in or over there.<\/p>\n
The word \u201cThey\u2019re\u201d is the short form of \u201cthey are\u201d.<\/p>\n
The other sentences use homophones incorrectly:<\/p>\n
B. There are many excellent books on the Civil War in the library. (“Their” should be “There are”)<\/p>\n
C. They promised to hang all their clean clothes before leaving for school. (“There” should be “their”)<\/p>\n
D. I believe it was a whole of feral parrots sitting in the trees down there. (“Their” should be “there”)<\/p>\n
The sentence that uses the homophone well is option A, with \u201cthey\u2019re\u201d correct as a contraction for \u201cthey are.\u201d This indicates good use of such type words. In written language, the ability to select a homophone properly in context is an essential skill.<\/p>\n
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