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rosammd
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Help please!
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Hello to all of you!!
I am going to ask you an easy, silly question, but for me right now is confusing.
Can you tell me the difference between IT and THIS: Examples
It is a book; this is a book.
In Spanish they have they same translation.
Thanks in advance.
Have a nice day, Rosa.  |
20 Oct 2009
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anitarobi
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It is the third person singular (personal pronoun) and this is a demonstrative pronoun for an object which is close to you. Not that there �s much difference in the meaning, though in Spanish it would be Es un libro. vs. Esto es un libro. (sorry, haven �t used my Spanish in 10 years, so it �s a bit rusty). I see the situation, so I �ll try to picture it for you.
1. It is a book.
Imagine your sts touching an object with eyes closed, and you ask them What is it? It is a book.
or
Imagine you describing an object in English and your sts have to guess what you �re describing. E. G. It �s something made of paper, with covers and pages, and lots of texts inside for you to read. What is it? It �s a book.
2. This is a book.
Imagine you placing different school objects all around the classroom and asking your sts to describe the placement of the objects by using this-that or these-those. You place the book very close to the st, and the pencils far away, so your st has to say: This is a book, and those are pencils. to point out that the book is close, and the pencils are far away.
Hope this helped a bit.
Anita |
20 Oct 2009
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sazzag
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Hi Rosa
It is a book translates in Spanish as "Es un libro"
This is a book translates as "Este es un libro"
Hope that helps.
Sarah |
20 Oct 2009
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Zora
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In Spanish they really don �t have the same translation.
It �s a book - Es un libro.
This is a book. - Este es un libro.
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20 Oct 2009
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rosammd
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Ok!!! Thank you very much for you help!! |
20 Oct 2009
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