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Ivan Temelakiev Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
This or that ?
Hello,
I have a question. What is the diffrent between "this"and "that'' ? I think we use "this" for example "This is Jane" (you see Jane front of you, you know she is there) and we use "that" for something in the past, Am I right?
I have a question. What is the diffrent between "this"and "that'' ? I think we use "this" for example "This is Jane" (you see Jane front of you, you know she is there) and we use "that" for something in the past, Am I right?
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This refers to the item near you. That refers to the item farther away. I have just finished this book.
- This refers to the item near you.
- That refers to the item farther away.
- I have just finished this book.
- (I am holding it) I will start reading that book (the one on the shelf) this afternoon.
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This refers to the item near you.
That refers to the item farther away.
I have just finished this book. (I am holding it)
I will start reading that book (the one on the shelf) this afternoon.
That refers to the item farther away.
I have just finished this book. (I am holding it)
I will start reading that book (the one on the shelf) this afternoon.
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"This" is someone or something close to you, next to you, near to you. "That" is something or someone farther away. This apple is better than that apple.
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