use of "that" for both singular and plural subject

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krishna239455: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 114; Joined: Mon Jun 13, 2011 9:10 am; Thanked: 1 times

by krishna239455 » Mon May 14, 2012 1:00 am

Pls tell me can we use relative pronoun "that" for both singular and plural subject?

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by sam2304 » Mon May 14, 2012 1:35 am

'that' is used only for singular subjects, for plural ones we use those.

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by EducationAisle » Mon May 14, 2012 2:58 am

Yes; when used as a relative pronoun, that can be used to refer to both singular and plural nouns.

Both of the following are correct:

This is the car that belongs to me.

These are the cars that belong to me.

However, when used as a Demonstrative pronoun, that can only refer to singular nouns.

So, following is correct:
That car is mine.

But following is not:
That cars are mine.

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by krishna239455 » Mon May 14, 2012 5:32 am

Thanks Ashish

I got it.

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