Posts Tagged ‘that’

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THE DEMONSTRATIVES

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1. Function
The demonstratives this, that, these, those ,show where an object or person is in relation to the speaker.
This (singular) and these (plural) refer to an object or person near the speaker. That (singular) and those (plural) refer to an object or person further away. It can be a physical closeness [...]

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Article The

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Articles in English are invariable. That is, they do not change according to the gender or number of the noun they refer to, e.g. the boy, the woman, the children
‘The’ is used:
1. to refer to something which has already been mentioned.

An elephant and a mouse fell in love.

Articles and Determiners

ShareDeterminers are used before a noun to determine the character of the noun  in particular, how definite or general a noun it is, and whether it is one or more than one. When you use a noun, you have the choice of using it in one of three possible states.
1. You can use the noun [...]

That or which

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Summary
This article provides a simple guideline for choosing between “which” and “that”. article provides a simple guideline for choosing between “which” and “that.
 Consider the following sentences. Both are acceptable, but their meanings are subtly different:
The books, which have red covers, are new.
The books that have red covers are new.
In [...]