{"id":8502,"date":"2019-04-29T06:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T06:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinonim.hr\/?p=8502"},"modified":"2020-05-08T15:22:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T14:22:04","slug":"english-language-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinonim.hr\/en_us\/english-language-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language Tips and Tricks: Who or Whom, This or These?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"I hate when people don't know the difference between your and you're. Their so stupid!\", was one of our recent Facebook<\/a> posts and many of you have agreed that English can be quite complicated, although we all think we know it perfectly. So today we are bringing you a few English language tips and tricks! This blog post is a friendly reminder of when to use who and whom, what\u2019s the difference among this, that, these and those and some other English language nuances that can make a big difference.<\/p>\n

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English Language Tips and Tricks:  <\/span><\/strong>Who or whom?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-he_who\"<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with something easy, take a look at the table below:<\/p>\n

\"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-who-whom\"<\/p>\n

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Why does this table help you understand the difference immediately? If you can replace WHO<\/em><\/strong> with any of the subject pronouns underneath it, you have a correct sentence. The same applies to the use of WHOM<\/em><\/strong>. This is because WHO<\/em><\/strong> is one of the subject pronouns, and WHOM<\/em><\/strong> is one of the object pronouns. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n

\"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-whom-primjeri\"<\/p>\n

We have the exact same thing in Croatian. Here:<\/p>\n

\"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-hr-primjeri\"<\/p>\n

You see, it\u2019s actually quite simple in Croatian as well.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

English Language Tips and Tricks:  <\/span><\/strong>This or these?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-etymology\"<\/p>\n

The picture above will help you find your way around this and that, these and those. As soon as you imagine that THIS<\/em><\/strong> and THESE<\/em><\/strong> are for all objects that are near you, and THAT<\/em><\/strong> and THOSE<\/em><\/strong> for all objects farther away from you, everything will become crystal clear.<\/p>\n

For example: If you want to say you like someone\u2019s shirt, and that person is standing next to you, you will say:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • \u201cOh, this<\/em><\/strong> is a beautiful shirt!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    And if that person is standing at the other end of the room, you will say:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • \u201cOh, that<\/em><\/strong> is a beautiful shirt!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      We have the same thing in Croatian with pronouns \u201covaj, taj, onaj\u201d. We should use \u201covaj\u201d when something is near us, \u201ctaj\u201d when something is next to the person we are talking to, and \u201conaj\u201d when talking about something that is far away or out of sight. They are called proximal, medial and distal in Croatian language. Appropriate, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

       <\/p>\n

      English Language Tips and Tricks:  <\/span><\/strong>Then or than?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      \"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-than-then\"<\/p>\n

      The difference between THAN<\/em><\/strong> and THEN<\/em><\/strong> is huge and it makes a significant difference in a sentence. THAN<\/em><\/strong> is used for making comparisons, while THEN<\/em><\/strong> is used as a time conjunction. This is something that is mostly familiar so here are only two examples:<\/p>\n

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      • THAN<\/strong>: Her ex-boyfriend thinks he is better than<\/em><\/strong> her current one.<\/li>\n
      • THEN<\/strong>: I will come to your house and then<\/em><\/strong> we will go to town to get a cup of coffee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        There are some sentences we need to be careful about. In the examples above, even if the word is spelled incorrectly, we know what someone wanted to say. This is not the case with the phrase RATHER THAN \/ RATHER THEN<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em> Let\u2019s take a look:<\/p>\n

          \n
        • I would rather eat pizza than<\/em><\/strong> a hamburger.<\/li>\n
        • I would rather eat pizza then<\/em><\/strong> a hamburger.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          The first sentence means that you prefer pizza to hamburger, and that you would rather eat the former. The second sentence, however, means that you have a good appetite, and that you would eat pizza first, and a hamburger after the pizza. Here is a little reminder:<\/p>\n

          \"jezi\u010dni-savjeti-iz-engleskog-jezika-then-than\"<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          English Language Tips and Tricks: That or which?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

          Let\u2019s try to explain this in the easiest way possible. THAT<\/em><\/strong> gives essential information and is used WITHOUT A COMMA<\/u>. WHICH<\/em><\/strong> does not limit the meaning of the sentence. If we remove it, we lose details but not the meaning. It is separated WITH COMMAS<\/u>. Check out the example bellow:<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

            \n
          • He didn\u2019t read the newspapers that<\/em><\/strong> came today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            This means that he DID<\/u> read the newspapers, just not the ones that came today. If we remove \u201cthat came today\u201d, the sentence would have a completely different meaning. It would only state that he didn\u2019t read the newspapers.<\/p>\n

            Check out the next sentence:<\/p>\n

              \n
            • He didn\u2019t read the newspapers, which<\/em><\/strong> came today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              This means that he didn\u2019t read the newspapers, and that those newspapers he didn\u2019t read came today. If we remove \u201cwhich came today\u201d, the meaning of the sentence wouldn\u2019t be changed. He didn\u2019t read the newspapers either way, WHICH<\/em><\/strong> only explains what kind of papers they are \u00e0 today\u2019s \/ new newspapers.<\/p>\n

              We have the same thing in Croatian, even though we don\u2019t express it with a different word, we express it only with commas. Look at the examples:<\/p>\n

                \n
              • Nije pro\u010ditao novine koje su danas stigle.<\/li>\n
              • Nije pro\u010ditao novine, koje su danas stigle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                The first sentence means that he did read the newspapers, just not the ones that came today. Maybe he read those from yesterday or two days ago. The second sentence means that he didn\u2019t read the newspapers, and what kind of newspapers were they. Meaning that, if we remove the part of the sentence after the comma, we would lose some details but not the meaning of the sentence.<\/p>\n

                To conclude, English and Croatian languages are not that different as it may appear at first glance. The most important thing is to UNDERSTAND<\/u> these rules and question their use in sentences when you are not sure what to use. A few tricks have been listed but if you have a couple more, feel free to share your knowledge with us!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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