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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Appreciate it / them / that / these

A. Thank you for your clarification and assistance. I appreciate it.
B. Thank you for your clarification and assistance. I appreciate them.
C. Thank you for your clarification and assistance. I appreciate that.
D. Thank you for your clarification and assistance. I appreciate those.

1. Please advise which is/are correct above.
2. If there are more than one possible answers, what is the difference between them?
3. Which is/are natural?
  

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Hi Anon; Is this your school work? Pick which one or ones you think are correct first. We can then discuss your choice.

— AlpheccaStars

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Hi Anon;
Is this your school work? Pick which one or ones you think are correct first.
We can then discuss your choice.

Regards,
A-
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Hi AlpheccaStars,

This is not actually my homework. I just came across this question on my mind while writing a post here.

I'm thinking of using the plural forms "them" and "those" because of two referants: clarification and assistance. However, I do not know which is better between these two and their difference.

On the other hand, I think the singular forms "it" and
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A. The most natural is "it" - That refers to the combined action of "clarification and assistance". - It's like "I appreciate your help."

The next choice is:

C. Thank you for your clarification and assistance. I appreciate that.
I interpret this as more general:

I appreciate that you took the time and effort to assist me.
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Thank you very much. I see "it" is the most natural.
AlpheccaStarsThat refers to the combined action of "clarification and assistance".
How is "it" different from "that" in the sentence if "that" refers to the combined action of "clarification and assistance"?
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It is just more commonly expressed this way.
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I see. Thanks, again, for your help. Emotion: smile
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Thanks for your assistance and clafication. I appreciate it.
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Thank you for your clarrification and assistance.i appreciate it

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I say "I appreciate it" when it someone does a task or completes a task that was somewhat expected. Alternatively, I often say "I appreciate that" when I feel like they've done something that could be considered 'above and beyond' what was necessary. I don't put too much thought into it, but I suppose I just came to the conclusion that if I say "I appreciate that", it's actually a bit more sin

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