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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
This or these?
Hello, I've been reading an article on BBC and saw this: http://imgur.com/uTjXxVh
The sentence in question is in the middle. Is this the correct usage? Could you write "Schemes like this..." or shouldn't it be "Schemes like THESE..."?
I've always had difficulty with the this/these usage and this one right here makes me wonder.
Thank you very much for any clarification.
Take care and good luck everyone.
The sentence in question is in the middle. Is this the correct usage? Could you write "Schemes like this..." or shouldn't it be "Schemes like THESE..."?
I've always had difficulty with the this/these usage and this one right here makes me wonder.
Thank you very much for any clarification.
Take care and good luck everyone.
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If they are discussing a certain scheme, then this is natural: "Schemes like this (one) are ..."
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AnonymousSchemes like this... Is this the correct usage?Yes, if the comparison of all the schemes in question is to the one scheme mentioned.
It is always possible to compare several things to one or one thing to several things.
Discussions like this don't actually help anyone. (referring to the one discussion in progress)
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