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Comma Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
That/It
I'm having a little trouble with using "that" and "it" correctly in some cases and I don't always know when to use which one.
Like in a sentence:
I don't know what I want to do after I graduate, but I hope it/that would be something I really like to do.
Or in a sentence:
I'm not good at cooking, but maybe it's/that's because I have never really had to cook.
So, could you please shed some light on this?
Thank you in advance!
Like in a sentence:
I don't know what I want to do after I graduate, but I hope it/that would be something I really like to do.
Or in a sentence:
I'm not good at cooking, but maybe it's/that's because I have never really had to cook.
So, could you please shed some light on this?
Thank you in advance!
Top answer
-- Nothing specific is indicated in the first clause, so no 'that', which is a demonstrative pronoun. -- Both OK . Something specific ('good at cooking'), which can be pointed to with the demonstrative, precedes.
- -- Nothing specific is indicated in the first clause, so no 'that', which is a demonstrative pronoun.
- -- Both OK .
- Something specific ('good at cooking'), which can be pointed to with the demonstrative, precedes.
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Here's some light:
I don't know what I want to do after I graduate, but I hope (that) it will be something I really like to do.-- Nothing specific is indicated in the first clause, so no 'that', which is a demonstrative pronoun.
I'm not good at cooking, but maybe it's/that's because I have never really had to do any.-- Bot
I don't know what I want to do after I graduate, but I hope (that) it will be something I really like to do.-- Nothing specific is indicated in the first clause, so no 'that', which is a demonstrative pronoun.
I'm not good at cooking, but maybe it's/that's because I have never really had to do any.-- Bot
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There is an older thread that discusses this subject:
It is a personal pronoun and refers to some object mentioned earlier. Use it in place of he or she.
That is a demonstrative or relative pronoun that either introduces a clause to refers to an entire idea. Sometimes you can use either one.
Our family had a picnic yesterday. Tha
It is a personal pronoun and refers to some object mentioned earlier. Use it in place of he or she.
That is a demonstrative or relative pronoun that either introduces a clause to refers to an entire idea. Sometimes you can use either one.
Our family had a picnic yesterday. Tha
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