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Cat desk Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

'It' vs 'this'

Hi there, which one is more correct in the following context: 'it' or 'this' ?

1- John‚ have you heard that the government has decided to cut fifty four thousand trees for a new project? Is it/this right? What do you think?
  

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cat desk 1- John‚ have you heard that the government has decided to cut fifty four thousand trees for a new project? Is it/this that right? What do you think?

  • cat desk 1- John‚ have you heard that the government has decided to cut fifty four thousand trees for a new project?
  • Is it/this that right?
  • What do you think?
  • It's not 'it' or 'this'.
  • It's ' that '.
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cat desk1- John‚ have you heard that the government has decided to cut fifty four thousand trees for a new project? Is it/this that right? What do you think?

It's not 'it' or 'this'. It's 'that'.

Examples found online:

The tentative agreement will end in 2012, is that right?

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cat deskcut fifty four thousand trees

This does not make sense. People normally talk of cutting down trees.

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