Cheryn wrote:
generisThank you very much for explaining .
so this means even "this" should be used in the similar fashion ( PLEASE CLARIFY AS THIS IS MY REGULAR USAGE)
for eg
if i say thank you very much for explaining this ( singular form of these), then it is wrong..
i should say thank you very much for explaining it ( singular from of them)..
REALLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ENLIGHTENING ME IN THE ABOVE TOPIC ( even here i typed enlightening this and then substituted by enlightening me ......)
so kindly clarify this also.
Cheryn , on the GMAT, as a general rule,
these should be followed by a plural noun and
this should be followed by a singular noun.
But if the other four answers are incorrect and one answer is logical and otherwise grammatical but contains THIS or THESE as a pronoun, choose that answer.
I know of exactly one official question in which the correct answer includes the word
this used as a pronoun.
That question was published two weeks ago in
Official Guide 2020.
Spoiler alert: the correct answer to a very new official question is revealed.In
this OG 2020 question, here the word "this" is a pronoun. Only one of the five answers contains "this" used this way, and that answer is correct.
Similarly, I know of exactly one official question in which the correct answer includes the use of the word THESE as a pronoun.
That GMAT Prep question was available in 2008, I believe. You can find that question
here.
I would read the topic thread discussions about those two questions.
The discussions are interesting and may help you.
Almost all of the time on the GMAT,
these and
this are demonstrative articles.
I cannot give you a better answer than that. [In the preceding sentence, pronoun
that is a copy of
answer.]
I sense that you would like me to give you a guarantee or an inviolable rule.
I can't do so. GMAC does not publish an
official guide or grammar book.
We know what to expect on the GMAT only from published questions that have been retired.
Some grammarians accept the use of
this and
these as pronouns.
Other grammarians reject the use of
this and
these as pronouns.
Quote:
If i say thank you very much for explaining this ( singular form of these), then it is wrong..
On the GMAT, that construction is
highly unlikely to be the correct answer.
Check the other four answers.
Quote:
i should say thank you very much for explaining it ( singular from of them)..
Not quite. You should use a specific noun or noun phrase, because so far in your post, none exists.
You could say,
"Thank you for answering my question."
"Thank you for explaining the difference between
them and
these."
"Thank you for explaining the issue."
(I understand what "the issue" refers to because I wrote the answer.)
On the GMAT the word
it needs an antecedent.
What does "it" refer to?
You wrote:
PLEASE CLARIFY AS THIS IS MY REGULAR USAGE,
You are asking about the GMAT.
On the GMAT, the typical way in which you use the word
this is very likely to be wrong.
I hope that answer helps.
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