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Jack112 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
That's all/it
1. I would like a hamburger, fries, and a coke. That is all. ( Is 'that' referring to my previous sentence or is it referring to 'hamburger', 'fries', and 'coke'?)
2. I would like to return this product. The manual, cable, and DVD player is in there. That is it. (What is 'that' referring to here? And what is 'it' referring to?)
3. I would like to return this product. The manual, cable, and DVD player is in there. Those are the things. (This sentence has a different meaning from #2 right?)
Thanks.
2. I would like to return this product. The manual, cable, and DVD player is in there. That is it. (What is 'that' referring to here? And what is 'it' referring to?)
3. I would like to return this product. The manual, cable, and DVD player is in there. Those are the things. (This sentence has a different meaning from #2 right?)
Thanks.
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1. "that" refers to the hamburger, fries, and coke. Or, if you will, it means "what I just ordered" 2.
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- "that" refers to the hamburger, fries, and coke.
- Or, if you will, it means "what I just ordered" 2.
- "that" refers to the items.
- Or, if you will, it means "what just listed".
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1. "that" refers to the hamburger, fries, and coke. Or, if you will, it means "what I just ordered"
2. "that" refers to the items. Or, if you will, it means "what just listed". "it" doesn't refer to anything. It's equivalent to "all" or "everything" or "the total list".
3. I don't think anybody says this one at all. Use #2, not #3.
CJ
2. "that" refers to the items. Or, if you will, it means "what just listed". "it" doesn't refer to anything. It's equivalent to "all" or "everything" or "the total list".
3. I don't think anybody says this one at all. Use #2, not #3.
CJ
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