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This pencil is theirs. vs These pencil are theirs.

The correct phrase is "This pencil is theirs." The incorrect phrase "These pencil are theirs." uses the wrong determiner and verb agreement. In English, we use "this" with singular nouns and "these" with plural nouns.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 3856 views

This pencil is theirs.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "this" with singular nouns to indicate something close in space or time. In this case, it refers to a single pencil that belongs to someone.

Examples:

  • This pencil is theirs, not mine.
  • This book is hers, not his.
  • Estos asientos son vuestros. Estos asientos son suyos. Theirs. Play. Theirs, suyo/ a, suyos/as (de ellos), This pencil is theirs. Play. This pencil is theirs. Este lápiz ...
  • This pencil is theirs. Este lápiz es de ellos. Pronombres reflexivos (en función de pronombre), Ejemplo, Traducción ejemplo. Myself. Play. Myself, yo mismo, a mi ...
  • 8 Oct 2014 ... Theirs suyo/a, suyos/as (de ellos) This pencil is theirs. Este lápiz es de ellos. Pronombres reflexivos (en función de pronombre) Ejemplo ...

These pencil are theirs.

This phrase is incorrect in English. It uses the wrong determiner ("these") with the singular noun "pencil" and the wrong verb agreement ("are") instead of "is".


Alternatives:

  • These pencils are theirs.
  • This pencil is theirs.

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