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Prodigy Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

This/that

VoytaszekWhat about using "this" and "that" when you want to use them as pronouns for something that is abstract or was already mentioned? Or for pointing out persons, you know this/that guy told me, these/those people are really smart.

It works in the very same way.

However, when you use "This/That" with abstract things, "That" usually represents something that was previously mentioned, whereas "This" refers to something that is still to be said:


EX1: - I don't like her, I think what she did to me was horrible!

- What did she do?

- She lied to me!

- Oh, that was really horrible! (That = the lie previously mentioned)


EX2: - I think I will ride my car around the street!

- That doesn't seem a good idea!

- Why?

- This will be safier: We ride the car around the house!


As you can see, the idea of riding the car around the house hadn't been mentioned before, but was still to come.

  

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Prodigy Voytaszek What about using "this" and "that" when you want to use them as pronouns for something that is abstract or was already mentioned? Or for pointing out persons, you know this/that guy told me, these/those people are really smart. It works in the very same way.

— Voytaszek

  • Prodigy Voytaszek What about using "this" and "that" when you want to use them as pronouns for something that is abstract or was already mentioned?
  • Or for pointing out persons, you know this/that guy told me, these/those people are really smart.
  • It works in the very same way.
  • However, when you use " This/That " with abstract things , " That " usually represents something that was previously mentioned , whereas "T his " refers to something that is still to be said : EX1 : - I don't like her, I think what she did to me was horrible!
  • - What did she do?
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VoytaszekWhat about using "this" and "that" when you want to use them as pronouns for something that is abstract or was already mentioned? Or for pointing out persons, you know this/that guy told me, these/those people are really smart.

It works in the very same way.

However, when you use "This/That" with abst

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