grammaticality - Does this vs Is this (grammar) - English Language ...
Dec 14, 2020 · (I assume you mean "Does this belong to you?" You can't use is because do is the auxiliary verb we use when forming questions. From the Cambridge Grammar website: Do is one of …
How to use the personal pronoun when answer "Is this....?"
The reason here is because the it in the answer is referring to the subject being queried in the question - which is this, which has indeterminate (neutral) gender and is hence an it - not your mother (which …
How do I answer a question, "Is this...?"
The original question is: Is this the first time you have been to Britain? The question refers to a specific instance of time. It's not referring to you yourself. Hence the correct answer would be: Yes, it is. Here …
"Is this" vs "Isn't it" - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
It's also worth noting that "Isn't it a good song?" would never be expanded to "Is not it a good song?". This particular contracted format (and the "tag question" version "It's a good song, isn't it?") are very …
grammar - "What is it?" vs "What is this?" - English Language Learners ...
When entertaining a young child who is learning English, I heard some people asking her What is it? when pointing to her finger. I was surprised because I always learned to ask What is this? w...
Is 'this this' correct? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 5, 2012 · Just imagine if we were discussing the grammaticality of two different sentences with the "doubled this". We would be able to say. "This this this is correct, while that this this is not." And then …
Why do we say "This is " instead of "This's"?
Aug 17, 2011 · Some people do have an informal contraction this’s, with a much reduced or non-existent vowel in the second syllable, contrasting with a more formal this is with a full vowel in the second …
Difference between "This is" and "It is", "These are" and "They are"
Dec 5, 2016 · When I should use "It is" and when "This is"? For example when I show an apple to my son, how is better to say: It is an apple This is an apple What is the main difference between …
contractions - "This's" instead of "this is" - English Language ...
When we use < 's > for has or is, this represents a contraction in the pronunciation. Instead of saying has or is as a separate word with its own vowel, we reduce the word to just /s/. This /s/ gets attached …
The meaning of "This is it" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 20, 2011 · This is an unhelpful answer. What is correct is irrelevant, and what is relevant is not correct. The question is clearly not about the general meaning of "This is it", where "it" identifies …