GRAMMAR LESSON TO THE MASSES

there (adverb).

1. In or at that place or location.
* there left me and my man, both bound together. â€" Shakespeare, Comedy of Errors, V-i
* The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. â€" Genesis 2:8

Note: In distinction from here, there usually signifies a place farther off, in such a manner, that here would include the person using the word, while there would not.

* Darkness there might well seem twilight here. â€" Milton
2. In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage, etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop there, but continued his speech.
* The law that threaten'd death becomes thy friend / And turns it to exile; there art thou happy. â€" Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, III-iii
3. To or into that place; thither.
* The rarest that e'er came there. â€" Shakespeare, Tempest, II-i

Note: There is sometimes used by way of exclamation, calling attention to something, especially to something distant; as, There, there! See there! Look there! There is often used as an expletive, and in this use, when it introduces a sentence or clause, the verb precedes its subject.

* A knight there was, and that a worthy man. â€" Chaucer
* There is a path which no fowl knoweth. â€" Job 28:7
* Wherever there is a sense or perception, there some idea is actually produced. â€" Locke
* There have been that have delivered themselves from their ills by their good fortune or virtue. â€" Suckling

Note: There is much used in composition, and often has the sense of a pronoun. See thereabout, thereafter, therefrom, etc.
Note: There was formerly used in the sense of where.

* Spend their good there it is reasonable. â€" Chaucer
4. (in conjunction with verb be) In existence or in this world; mention of unspecified location, somewhere.

there is something amiss.


their (pronoun)

1. (possessive) Belonging to them.

They will meet tomorrow at their convenience.
This is probably their cat.

2. (possessive) Belonging to someone of unknown gender.

Everyone must understand their feelings.



they're (contraction)

1. they are

here (uncountable)

1. (abstract) This place; this location.

Come over here.

2. (abstract) This time, situation.

Here in history, we are less diligent about quashing monopolies.

hear (verb)

(third-person singular simple present hears, present participle hearing, simple past and past participle heard)

1. To perceive with the ear, without necessarily paying attention to it.

it's (contraction)

1. It is.
* It's coming right for us!
2. It has.
* It's been a long time since I've had cheesecake.

its (adjective)


Belonging to it (used as a possessive adjective).

The team on this side of the field and that one over there each has a Captain. I am this one's, you are its.

-Usage Notes-

* Its is the possessive form of it: its therefore does not require an apostrophe to indicate possession as it is already a possessive term, similar to his and hers.
* It's is a contraction of "it is" or "it has."

"It's going to rain" is equivalent to "it is going to rain."

* Its can function as a possessive pronoun and a possessive adjective. Its form is the same when used in either case.

your (pronoun)

(The possessive of you)

1. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

Let's meet tomorrow at your convenience.
Is this your cat?

2. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

you're (contraction)

1. You are.

You're almost as smart as I am.

to (various)

English (preposition)

1. In the direction of, and arriving at (indicating destination).

We are walking to the shop.

2. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

3. Used to indicate ratios.

one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.

4. Used to indicate the indirect object.

I gave the book to him.

5. (time) Preceding

ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

English (Adverb)

1. Common misspelling of too.
2. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Please would you push the door to.

Czech (pronoun)

1. it, that

Danish (cardinal number)

1. two

too (adverb)

1. Likewise; also; in addition.
2. Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as too much.

two (cardinal number)

* Arabic numerals: 2
* Chinese numerals: ?, ?
* Roman numerals: II, ii (Unicode: ?, ?)
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1. The cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. This many: ••. Ordinal: second.
2. Describing a set or group with two components.