There seemed to be no reason for them voluntarily studying on a Saturday night. vs There seemed to be no reason for their voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.

Both phrases are grammatically correct, but they differ in the use of 'them' and 'their' before 'voluntarily studying.' The first phrase uses 'them' as a pronoun referring to the people studying, while the second phrase uses 'their' as a possessive pronoun indicating that the studying belongs to the people. The choice between 'them' and 'their' depends on whether you want to emphasize the people themselves ('them') or the action of studying ('their').

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 715 views

There seemed to be no reason for them voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to the people who are studying on a Saturday night. 'Them' is a pronoun that replaces the noun 'people' or 'students.'

Show examples from the web [+]

There seems to be no reason for these intergalactic upsets.
There seems to be no reason for it.
There would appear to be no reason not to put observer reports on the database as well.
There also seems to be no reason why such agreements cannot be concluded in relation to intellectual property.
Under those circumstances, there appears to be no reason to change the approach set out in the provisional Regulation.
In addition, there would seem to be no reason to mix these vaccines before administration to EU residents and the CHMP does not find any endorsement for mixing in the recommendations of WHO.
There appears to be no reason why the comparable issues of turnover attribution and market share attribution should be judged by different criteria.
Emily Nash, would you do me the honor of marrying me again for what appears to be no reason?
The foundation concept has proved very successful at national level, and there seems to be no reason why the miracle could not be reproduced at European level.
In addition, there seems to be no reason why parties in an arms-length commercial relationship should not be able to agree on the law applicable to any claim in tort/delict before any such claim arises.
There also appears to be no reason why the opening of the bilateral agreement to undertakings from other Member States should lead to an incorrect application or circumvention of the transitional provisions in the Accession Agreement.
(42) One importer argued that the allowance should be 25 % rather than 10 %, but did not provide any objective justification for the higher figure. Under those circumstances, there appears to be no reason to change the approach set out in the provisional Regulation.
There will be no reason for me to exist.
Then there'd be no reason for them to stay.
There would be no reason for him to fear death.
Then there would be no reason for Israel to take action outside its own frontiers.
There should be no reason for setting artificial barriers to people's progress through an organisation.
So there'd be no reason for her to call your home, which she did nearly two dozen times.
When you woke, there would be no reason for you to stay.
So there'd be no reason for your blood to be on any of her clothing at all.

Alternatives:

there seemed to be no reason for them to study voluntarily on a Saturday night.
there seemed to be no reason for them to be studying voluntarily on a Saturday night.
there seemed to be no reason for them to be studying on a Saturday night.
there seemed to be no reason for them to study on a Saturday night.

There seemed to be no reason for their voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when emphasizing that the act of studying belongs to the people. 'Their' is a possessive pronoun indicating ownership or association.

Show examples from the web [+]

There seems to be no reason for these intergalactic upsets.
There seems to be no reason for it.
There would appear to be no reason not to put observer reports on the database as well.
There also seems to be no reason why such agreements cannot be concluded in relation to intellectual property.
Under those circumstances, there appears to be no reason to change the approach set out in the provisional Regulation.
In addition, there would seem to be no reason to mix these vaccines before administration to EU residents and the CHMP does not find any endorsement for mixing in the recommendations of WHO.
There appears to be no reason why the comparable issues of turnover attribution and market share attribution should be judged by different criteria.
Emily Nash, would you do me the honor of marrying me again for what appears to be no reason?
The foundation concept has proved very successful at national level, and there seems to be no reason why the miracle could not be reproduced at European level.
In addition, there seems to be no reason why parties in an arms-length commercial relationship should not be able to agree on the law applicable to any claim in tort/delict before any such claim arises.
There also appears to be no reason why the opening of the bilateral agreement to undertakings from other Member States should lead to an incorrect application or circumvention of the transitional provisions in the Accession Agreement.
(42) One importer argued that the allowance should be 25 % rather than 10 %, but did not provide any objective justification for the higher figure. Under those circumstances, there appears to be no reason to change the approach set out in the provisional Regulation.
There will be no reason for me to exist.
Then there'd be no reason for them to stay.
There would be no reason for him to fear death.
Then there would be no reason for Israel to take action outside its own frontiers.
There should be no reason for setting artificial barriers to people's progress through an organisation.
So there'd be no reason for her to call your home, which she did nearly two dozen times.
When you woke, there would be no reason for you to stay.
So there'd be no reason for your blood to be on any of her clothing at all.

Alternatives:

there seemed to be no reason for their studying voluntarily on a Saturday night.
there seemed to be no reason for their studying on a Saturday night.
there seemed to be no reason for their to study voluntarily on a Saturday night.
there seemed to be no reason for their to be studying voluntarily on a Saturday night.

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

There seemed to be no reason for them voluntarily studying on a Saturday night. vs There seemed to be no reason for their voluntarily studying on a Saturday night.