Thanks
but I mean the short answer. I don't want to mention '' a cat".
So which one is correct
to say: thisis or itis?
Thank you but if a child asks me why "this" is converted to "it", how can I explain it in an easy and a simple way?
The easiest and simplest answer to any child's question which starts with the word "why" is: "That's just the way it is." ;-)
Maybe, but 'it' is not an idiom. Nor is "Yes, it is."The answer that Fowler gave to all such questions is that idiom is cast iron.
The two speakers are in different relation to the cat. The first says, "Is this a cat?", indicating that the cat is in proximity to the speaker. That's not necessarily the case to the second speaker.Thank you but if a child asks me why "this" is converted to "it", how can I explain it in an easy and a simple way?