'What's it?' vs. 'What is it?' in terms of usage - English Language ...
Nov 26, 2024 · This question is similar to: can ' what is' be shortened in 'what is it'?. If you believe it’s different, please edit the question, make it clear how it’s different and/or how the answers on that …
grammar - "What is it?" vs "What is this?" - English Language Learners ...
When entertaining a young child who is learning English, I heard some people asking her What is it? when pointing to her finger. I was surprised because I always learned to ask What is this? w...
What differences are between "What's that?" and "What is it?"
Feb 7, 2016 · "It" is a subjective pronoun. "That" is a demonstrative. There is a difference. In general use, something like "What is that!" would be used when there isn't a clear object. For example, if I …
Which is correct? - "Guess, what it is?" or "Guess, what is it?"
Jan 16, 2015 · Guess, what is it ? I remove the punctuation for us to get all the possibilities and study each as I think this is the appropriate way to answer this question: Guess what is it/ it is Possibility 1: …
word request - What is the term for a person whose job is to place ...
Apr 24, 2019 · "merchandiser" is actually a related term of art here. Someone whose job it is to work out what order and height to place things on the shelves to maximise sales is a "merchandiser", the job …
word usage - "What is it?" or "What is that?" (What's that?) - English ...
Jan 9, 2024 · The speaker isn't holding the thing being asked about, so by default that thing is somewhere else (not "here, in my hands") - in which case the speaker would say What's that? or …
expressions - "What time is it" versus "what is the time" - English ...
The most common idiomatic phrase is "What time is it?" If you don't have a specific reason to say something different, you should simply say, "What time is it?" "What's the time?" is also correct, but …
"Do you know what IS IT?" vs "Do you know what IT IS?"
I assume the two sentences are 1) Do you know what is it? 2) Do you know what it is? I kinda do a Google research on this and basically most people say it should be the first one but unfortunately the …
"What is it like?" Vs. "What does it look like?"
Yes, there is a difference between them. They are not the same. What is it like? It's very general question about a thing and it may include many planes such as look, smell, sound, feeling. compared …
grammar - It was the best ever vs it is the best ever? - English ...
May 29, 2023 · What is the meaning of ‘It was the best ever?’ Is it different to ‘It is the best ever?’ I am just confused by simple past and it last ever. ( It was the best ever)