Question

I must admit ______ not my first choice!
they're
their
there

Answer 1

They're is correct .

Answer 2

The answer that rightly fits in the question blank is option 1st: they're.

• The options given here are similar sounding words but have different meanings and are therefore called homophones.
• The word "they're" is the contracted or smaller form of "they are". It combines two words where one is the pronoun "they" and the other is "are" which is a verb. Hence it can be used in place of a noun.
• The word "their" means something that belongs to people. It is incorrect here as the sentence does not talk about any object belonging to someone.
• The word "there" is used to refer to some noun that is far away from the specific point. It is incorrect here because the sentence is not talking about any other noun.
• Therefore the correct sentence is: "I must admit they're not my first choice!"