Its vs That

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

Its

Top 1000 (molto comune) A1 determiner

That

Chunk ad alta frequenza A1 determiner

	Its	That
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðæt/","/ðəʊz/"]/
Significato	Belonging to it.	used to refer to a specific thing or person
Esempio	Turn the box on its side.	Look at that man over there.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Chunk ad alta frequenza
Livello CEFR	A1	A1
Categoria grammaticale	determiner	determiner
Collocazioni	its meaning, its value, its characteristics	that is, that way, that means, not that, that much
Contrari	his, her, their	this
Errori comuni	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.
Note d'uso	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.

Domande frequenti: Its vs That

Qual è la differenza tra Its e That?

Its: Belonging to it. That: used to refer to a specific thing or person

Its e That sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

Its: A1, That: A1 sulla scala CEFR.

Che categoria grammaticale sono Its e That?

Its: determiner, That: determiner.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Its: Turn the box on its side. That: Look at that man over there.

Posso usare Its e That in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Its e That sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.