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WesternAmerican Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

It's nice/That's nice/This is nice

When do I use it's, and when should I use that's/this is when referring to something that I want to describe?
For example:
This is nice(of you).
That's nice(of you).
It's nice (of you).

This is a nice gesture.
That's a nice gesture.
It's a nice gesture.

Thanks in advance!
  

Top answer

7:44:55 'it' is neautral, without any implication. 'This/that' is used when there is an interesting subject that has just been introduced. 'This' is preferred to 'that' when there is more to say on the subject.

— Anonymous

  • 7:44:55 'it' is neautral, without any implication.
  • 'This/that' is used when there is an interesting subject that has just been introduced.
  • 'This' is preferred to 'that' when there is more to say on the subject.
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7:44:55

'it' is neautral, without any implication.

'This/that' is used when there is an interesting subject that has just been introduced.

'This' is preferred to 'that' when there is more to say on the subject.
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This is nice of you is not usual at all. It is hardly ever used.
That's nice of you is for times when someone has just done something nice for you.
It's nice of you seems incomplete; you need an infinitive construction that the dummy "it" represents:

It's nice of you to contribute. It's nice of you to offer your help. It's nice of you to think of us.
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