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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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the or that?
Hello.
I can't understand why that is used in the following sentence.
By looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of that society.
In the sentece, can I use the instead of that?
If so, what is the difference?
I can't understand why that is used in the following sentence.
By looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of that society.
In the sentece, can I use the instead of that?
If so, what is the difference?
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Anonymous By looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of that society. Hi, In my opinion, you should understand that society , not only that . That society here means the country whose laws you're looking at.
- Anonymous By looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of that society.
- Hi, In my opinion, you should understand that society , not only that .
- That society here means the country whose laws you're looking at.
- Yes, you can replace that with the .
- When you use the , you'll mean their particular community.
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AnonymousBy looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of that society.Hi,
In my opinion, you should understand that society, not only that. That society here means the country whose laws you're looking at.
Yes, you ca
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By looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of its society.
By looking at a country's laws, we can learn something about the culture of its society.
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