they're vs their vs there

Definitions

noun

1. a location other than here; that place

adverb

1. in that matter; in that respect; on that point
2. to or toward that place; away from the speaker
3. in or at that place or location

Examples

There were 42 free-kicks, two penalties, four bookings and three players sent off, two of whom had to be escorted from the pitch by police.

The pain in his side was crushing, as if there was a steel hand in there relentlessly closing on an organ.

Fertilization therefore results in an egg carrying a nucleus with contributions from both parents, and it was concluded that the cell nucleus must contain the physical basis of heredity.

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