Referring to things or ideas. We normally use this, that, these and those as pronouns to refer to things or ideas: Put the butter, chocolate and sugar in a ...

That's right. This and that can refer to what somebody has said or what has happened. This could be several things or ideas. That's right.

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—often used informally to introduce a statement about something that makes a thing or situation better, worse, more important, etc.

This, That, These, Those are called demonstratives and they are used to show the relative distance between the speaker and the noun.

Oct 27, 2023 · We know that the words “this, that, these, those” have many meanings and uses in English. One meaning of “this/these” is to note someone or ...

Dec 16, 2022 · The word 'this' is used to point to a singular person or object that is close to you. On the other hand, 'that' is used to point to a singular ...

We can use this to refer back to whole clauses and sentences and to previous parts of a text. This highlights the information referred to much more strongly ...