to in direction of too as well or excessively
two the number
vain conceited vein vessel in body for
carrying blood
vane weathercock
waist middle part of body waste rubbish or
uncultivated land
weather atmospheric conditions whetherintroduces an
alternative
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‘Their’, ‘there’ and ‘they’re’
‘Their’ is a possessive adjective. It is placed before the noun
to show ownership:
That istheir land.‘There’ is an adverb of place indicating where something is:
There is the house on stilts.‘They’re’ is an abbreviation of ‘they are’. The ‘a’ has been
replaced with an apostrophe:
They’re emigrating to Australia.‘Were’, ‘where’ and ‘wear’
‘Were’ is the past tense of the verb ‘to be’:
Theywere very happy to be in England.‘Where’ is an adverb of place:
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