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Choose which is the correct short form.
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Theyr'e going shopping should be right sentence to indicate the meaning
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Theyr'e going shopping should be right sentence to indicate the meaning
they're going shopping
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They are going = is often used they're going using the aprostrophes.
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they'r going shopping
( they are going shopping )>> present continuos

eX:
I am going fishing
he is playing football
we are watching TV
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Please watch out. Even natives frequently mistake these contractions. In this sentence you must use They're.
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they're going shoping is right sentence
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same (agree with A-N-A)
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Sure, they're going shopping is correct.
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Hi Red5.........help me.why we cannot use the preposition 'for' after going.....going for shopping or going for fishing.
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