Fill in the blanks with the appropriate set of words :
_________ are seventeen boys in the class. _________ all quiet right now. The teacher asks why _________ work is incomplete.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → There, they're, their
- There is used with "is/are" to say that something exists: "There are seventeen boys in the class."
Example: There is a temple near the river. - They're is the short form of they are: "They're (they are) all quiet right now."
Example: They're coming home tomorrow. - Their is a possessive word meaning belonging to them: "why their work is incomplete".
Example: The children forgot their bags in the bus.