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Exodejavu Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
That and it...
Hi,
A question goes:
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A:Look! Isn't that Judy?
B:No, ____.
1) That isn't.
2) It isn't.
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The given answer is (2).
What's wrong with (1)?
Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan.
Best Wishes
A question goes:
-----
A:Look! Isn't that Judy?
B:No, ____.
1) That isn't.
2) It isn't.
------
The given answer is (2).
What's wrong with (1)?
Practical English Usage, by Michael Swan.
According to this, I think (1) could also be used in the reply.
this/that and it:
things that have just been mentioned
1 referring back
This, that and it can all be used to refer back thing or situations that have just been talked or written about.
It does not give any special emphasis.
Best Wishes
Top answer
I don't completely agree with Swan. that and this are more stressed than it . The full response can be No, that 's not Judy or No, that isn't Judy , especially if a contrast follows: ...
- I don't completely agree with Swan.
- that and this are more stressed than it .
- The full response can be No, that 's not Judy or No, that isn't Judy , especially if a contrast follows: ...
- but that girl over there is .
- But in the abbreviated form, it is unstressed and refers back to that .
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I don't completely agree with Swan. that and this are more stressed than it.
The full response can be No, that's not Judy or No, that isn't Judy, especially if a contrast follows: ... but that girl over there is.
But in the abbreviated form, it is unstressed and refers back to that. The stre
The full response can be No, that's not Judy or No, that isn't Judy, especially if a contrast follows: ... but that girl over there is.
But in the abbreviated form, it is unstressed and refers back to that. The stre
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