Out of the Books Stuff
Experience English-in-Action
(updated on 7th,14th,21st & 28th of every month)
THIS THAT
Rule
This/that + is/was
These/Those + are/were
THIS + NOUN
(Five types of spoken sentences)
This is a book/tree/bank etc.
This isn’t a book.
Is this a book?
Isn’t this is a book?
What is this?
THIS + IS + ADJECTIVE
(Five types of spoken sentences)
This is too hot.
This is not too hot.
Is that too hot? (No, I don’t think so)
Isn’t that too hot?
How is that? (Too hot or just warm)
THIS + IS + PREPOSITION
(Five type of spoken sentences)
This is for Jack
This isn’t for Jack.
Is this for Jack?
Isn’t this for Jack?
Who is this for?
THIS + THING(S) + IS + POSSESSIVE WORD- MINE, YOURS ETC.
That book is mine
That book is not yours.
Is that book yours?
Isn’t that book yours?
Whose book is this?
THIS + IS + PAST PARTICIPLE
This is a polished stone
That is a furnished apartment.
That is a painted room
THIS + IS + POSSESSIVES - MY, YOUR ETC.
That is my book.
THIS IS YOUR PEN
That is her bag.
Those are your keys
These are my clothes.
THIS + IS + POSSESSIVE- APOSTROPHE
This is Rajesh’s
That’s Rajan’s
THIS + IS + POSSESSIVE OF
This is the key of Rajan
That is the house of Shane
THIS + PREPOSITION + OBJECT PRONOUN
This is for me
That is for her
Those chairs are for us
THIS IN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
What a huge waste this is!
What a nice place this is!
THIS/THAT + APPRECIATION
That’s very kind of you
That’s very nice.
That’s it (Praising someone)
THIS/THAT OVER PHONE
This is Alex. Is that James?
This is Share from ASS Construction.
THIS/THAT IN CRITICISM
This is not the way to do things
This is too short/long/high/low/salty/sweet
This/that is too bad
This place is too crowded/small.
THIS AS AN INTRODUCTORY WORD IN WRITING
This is to state that I am meeting the PM on ….
This is to inform you that the Chairman is ….
THIS /THAT AS A PROMPT
You are Jim, Aren’t you? ‘yes, that’s right’
I was promoted to higher level, that’s very nice, congratulation.
This/that to introduce someon
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