Difference between revisions of "That"
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*introduces a complementary <abbr name="proposition en grammaire française">clause</abbr> | *introduces a complementary <abbr name="proposition en grammaire française">clause</abbr> | ||
*very similar to the French word ''que'' in function if not in form. One notable exception is the comparative where English uses ''[[than]]'' and ''[[as]]'' rather than [[that]]. | *very similar to the French word ''que'' in function if not in form. One notable exception is the comparative where English uses ''[[than]]'' and ''[[as]]'' rather than [[that]]. | ||
| + | *can be dropped in many (though not all) sentences. This is often noted as '''ø''' in grammar books. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 19 March 2020
Demonstrative Determiner / Pronoun
That is a demonstrative determiner, it allows you to explain which N you are talking about: that car, that broken cup, that one.
| -ci | -là | |
| celle celui |
this one | that one |
| celles ceux |
these (ones) | those (ones) |
