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Hanni9
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Please help me!
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Help me with this sentences
" Is this your teacher? "- Yes, it is or Yes, he is.
Thanks
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5 Jan 2011
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pilarmham
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I think the correct answer is "Yes, it is". The subject is impersonal (this), not a man or woman. |
5 Jan 2011
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Zsuzsapszi
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I agree with pilarmham. So the answer is "Yes, it is." |
5 Jan 2011
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Bruna Dutra
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I have never seen a reply to such a question with "it", since it �s clear that the question omits either "this man" or "this woman" in the sentence. And since in a conversation you can see if the person is a woman or a man you can answer with he or she.
BTW... I may be wrong, I just have never seen it being used like that, maybe someone else can say for sure if "it is" is accepted as well.
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5 Jan 2011
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juliag
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Definitely "Yes, it is." Pilarmham �s explanation is spot on. It �s because "this" is the subject and "this" is referred to as "it," not "he" or "she." |
5 Jan 2011
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suhakhader
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I agree with my colleagues who say:"Yes,it is". Exactly as Juliag said, the subject is "This". |
5 Jan 2011
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edrodmedina
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I would find it a little disturbing to answer the question "Is this your brother?" With "Yes it is." I don �t know maybe it �s me. |
5 Jan 2011
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suhakhader
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What �s the appropriate answer then? |
5 Jan 2011
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Bruna Dutra
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Actually, I was searching the internet and what I found is that �this � is substituting the pronoun he or she in the sentence, therefore, the right choice would be using those pronouns in the answer.
You wouldn �t ask the question "Is it your teacher?", I see no reason to answer with "it".
Maybe there is some sort of explanation for "it is" being accepted, if someone has seen it written on a book or something, but it �s definitely not the obvious and common way to go.
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5 Jan 2011
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Janet att
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The answer is : Yes he/she is as we never refer to a person as �it �. We use �it � for animals
/ things. Hope this helps! |
5 Jan 2011
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