Their / there / they’re 三個字發音都是 /ðer/——對中文母語者來說等於聽寫地獄。寫 IELTS 時隨便選一個的考生，每段都會錯個一兩次，Grammar 卡 6.5 上不去。

三胞胎的詞性與意思

| 字 | 詞性 | 意思 | 範例 | |----|------|------|------| | their | 所有格代名詞 | 他們的 | Their house is huge. | | there | 副詞 / 引介句 | 那裡 / 有 | There is a problem. | | they’re | 縮寫 | they are | They’re late. |

一秒判斷法

| 想表達 | 替換檢查 | 用 | |--------|----------|-----| | 「他們的」+ 名詞 | 後面接名詞 | their | | 「那裡」或「有」 | 換成 here 或 exists 通 | there | | 「他們是 / 在」 | 換成 they are 通 | they’re |

為什麼是 Taiwanese 特有錯誤

中文「他們、那裡、他們是」三個概念用三個完全不同的詞——但英文偏偏挑了三個同音字。台灣考生靠耳朵記，必錯。唯一辦法是靠詞性、不靠發音。

6 個 ❌ vs ✅ 對比

| ❌ Wrong | ✅ Correct | |---------|-----------| | There going to be late. | They’re going to be late. | | The students forgot they’re books. | The students forgot their books. | | Their is a meeting at 3pm. | There is a meeting at 3pm. | | They’re house is huge. | Their house is huge. | | Look over they’re! | Look over there! | | I think their right about this. | I think they’re right about this. |

Quick Drill — 填入 their / there / they’re

  1. _____ are many reasons to learn English.
  2. The students raised _____ hands.
  3. _____ planning to move to Canada.
  4. Put the books over _____.
  5. _____ teacher is very strict.
  6. I think _____ wrong about the date.
  7. _____ has been a misunderstanding.
  8. The children showed me _____ drawings.
  9. _____ the best players in the team.
  10. _____ is no easy answer.

Answer Key

| # | 答案 | 為什麼 | |---|------|--------| | 1 | There | There are many reasons，引介句 | | 2 | their | 學生們的手，所有格 | | 3 | They’re | = They are planning | | 4 | there | 「那裡」，副詞 | | 5 | Their | 老師（屬於他們的），所有格 | | 6 | they’re | = they are wrong | | 7 | There | There has been，引介句 | | 8 | their | 孩子們的畫，所有格 | | 9 | They’re | = They are the best | | 10 | There | There is no answer，引介句 |

記住這一條

寫完 Task 2 後 Ctrl+F 搜 their、there、they’re——每個都用替換法確認一次。20 秒動作，保住 0.5 band。

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