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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

It VS this

wha's the difference between it and this??
  

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In general, "it" is just neutral, and "this" is used to point out something close to you. It's a tomato. (General) This is a tomato.

  • In general, "it" is just neutral, and "this" is used to point out something close to you.
  • It's a tomato.
  • (General) This is a tomato.
  • (You might have it in your hands) It's impossible to understand.
  • (General) This is impossible to understand.
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In general, "it" is just neutral, and "this" is used to point out something close to you.

It's a tomato. (General)

This is a tomato. (You might have it in your hands)

It's impossible to understand. (General)
This is impossible to understand. (This thing we are discussing, it sounds more relevant, like it's physically "closer")

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