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Is there any reality to start to answer with 'It is a car.' for the question : What is this/that?
Answer to 'What is this/that?'
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Re: Answer to 'What is this/that?'
Grammatically, "It is a car" is a perfectly possible answer to "What is this?" or "What is that?"
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Re: Answer to 'What is this/that?'
Thank you!
Do you think that it is a strict obligation to start with "It" ? Some people say it is correct only if you start with "it"
Is it not common to start with " That is..."?
Do you think that it is a strict obligation to start with "It" ? Some people say it is correct only if you start with "it"
Is it not common to start with " That is..."?
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Re: Answer to 'What is this/that?'
"It" would be most common/idiomatic.
"This is/That is" is possible and might be appropriate in some circumstances (such as where you really want to focus on "This" or "That").
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