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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

This/ that

The following example is of my own making.
I bought this because Collins dictionary has lots of examples.

I'd like to know if "that/ this" can indicates a noun positioned after "that/ this," as in my example.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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park sang joon I'd like to know if "that/ this" can indicates a noun positioned after "that/ this," as in my example. Yes it can, but your sentence is potentially ambiguous. "

— Teechr

  • park sang joon I'd like to know if "that/ this" can indicates a noun positioned after "that/ this," as in my example.
  • Yes it can, but your sentence is potentially ambiguous.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "that/ this" can indicates a noun positioned after "that/ this," as in my example.
Yes it can, but your sentence is potentially ambiguous.

Say: "I bought the Collins dictionary because it has lots of examples."
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Thank you, teechr, for your another kind answer.Emotion: smile

Yes it can.
Then I'd like to know if that usage is
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It would only work in limited contexts.
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