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Happyjames Posted 12 years ago
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this or that
this might be a really common question but i never have seem to have gotten a correct answer, the question being that is the usage of both 'this' and 'that' in the same tense correct or can we only use one in another. for eg:"this pencil is amazing to use"&"that pencil is amazing to use",with both the sentences refering to the same objector can we only use 'that' in the past tense such as that pencil was amazing
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happyjames the usage of both 'this' and 'that' Both this and that are determiners (also called the demonstratives) which relate the noun in space to the speaker: This pencil (which is near the speaker) is blue; That pencil (which is farther away from the speaker) is black. This and that may also relate the noun in time to the speaker: This year (which is not finished yet) the company is going to double its profits; That year (in the past) the company modernized its production line.
- happyjames the usage of both 'this' and 'that' Both this and that are determiners (also called the demonstratives) which relate the noun in space to the speaker: This pencil (which is near the speaker) is blue; That pencil (which is farther away from the speaker) is black.
- This and that may also relate the noun in time to the speaker: This year (which is not finished yet) the company is going to double its profits; That year (in the past) the company modernized its production line.
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happyjames the usage of both 'this' and 'that'Both this and that are determiners (also called the demonstratives) which relate the noun in space to the speaker: This pencil (which is near the speaker) is blue; That pencil (which is farther away from the speaker) is black.
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