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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
It / That
Hello,
What is the difference between 'it' and 'that'? Are they both interchangeable?
Thanks.
What is the difference between 'it' and 'that'? Are they both interchangeable?
Thanks.
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The words have quite different meanings but occasionally they can be substituted for each other without changing the meaning of the whole sentence. However, they certainly aren't interchangeable in the main. ' - the person being spoken to already knows what it is that is asked for.
- The words have quite different meanings but occasionally they can be substituted for each other without changing the meaning of the whole sentence.
- However, they certainly aren't interchangeable in the main.
- ' - the person being spoken to already knows what it is that is asked for.
- ' - the person speaking is indicating a specific thing to be handed and is likely to be physically showing what it is that they want.
- The person being spoken to did not necessarily know what the thing was before the sentence was spoken.
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The words have quite different meanings but occasionally they can be substituted for each other without changing the meaning of the whole sentence. However, they certainly aren't interchangeable in the main.
Have a look at these two sentences which could be seen as the same:
'Can you give me it?' - the person being spoken to already knows what it is that is asked f
Have a look at these two sentences which could be seen as the same:
'Can you give me it?' - the person being spoken to already knows what it is that is asked f
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David HattonThe words have quite different meanings but occasionally they can be substituted for each other without changing the meaning of the whole sentence. However, ...Thank you so much.
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