Cats are a lot of things, but they usually aren't polite. Well, we didn't think so until we saw Figgy Puddin' of the United Kingdom, the absolute cutest dwarf tuxedo cat. She's not just super, super ...

Context Explanation

Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associated with them (" their new car"), while they're is a contraction of "they are" ("when they're ready"). We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): … When do we use “there”?

Insight Material

While “their” is a seemingly simple word, with two distinct uses and a clear meaning, “there” is a little bit more complex, in regard to the contexts where it may appear. To be clear, “there” is mainly used as an adverb, expressing a location or a particular place. You use there in front of certain verbs when you are saying that something exists, develops, or can be seen. Whether the verb is singular or plural depends on the noun which follows the verb. 1.

Final Conclusion

Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit. 2. Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there. There is sometimes used by way of exclamation, calling attention to something, especially to something distant; such as in the phrases There, there!, See there! and Look there!

Used to introduce a clause or sentence. There are numerous items. There must be another exit.