Cool MateIts vs That
Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.
Its
Top 1000 (très courant)A1determiner
That
Bloc à haute fréquenceA1determiner
| Its | That | |
|---|---|---|
| Prononciation | 🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/ | 🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ |
| Sens | Belonging to it. | used to refer to a specific thing or person |
| Exemple | Turn the box on its side. | Look at that man over there. |
| Registre | Neutre | Neutre |
| Fréquence | Top 1000 (très courant) | Bloc à haute fréquence |
| Niveau CEFR | A1 | A1 |
| Nature grammaticale | determiner | determiner |
| Collocations | its meaning, its value, its characteristics | that is, that way, that means, not that, that much |
| Antonymes | his, her, their | this |
| Erreurs fréquentes | Confused with 'it's' (it is or it has)., Used incorrectly to refer to people instead of objects., Omitted when needed to show possession. | Confusing 'that' with 'which' in restrictive vs non-restrictive clauses., Using 'that' when the antecedent is a person (use 'who')., Overusing 'that' in sentences, which can make them awkward. |
| Notes d'usage | Used to show that something belongs to an object or animal. Make sure not to confuse it with 'it's' (it is). | Used to refer to something already mentioned or known. In spoken English, it's often used informally. Be careful not to use it in overly formal writing where specificity is needed. |
Questions fréquentes : Its vs That
Quelle est la différence entre Its et That ?
Its: Belonging to it. That: used to refer to a specific thing or person
Its et That sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?
Its: A1, That: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.
Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Its et That ?
Its: determiner, That: determiner.
Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?
Its: Turn the box on its side. That: Look at that man over there.
Puis-je utiliser Its et That de façon interchangeable ?
Pas toujours. Its et That sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.