0

In a TV programme, the host asked a person about the literacy rate of his city. The person replied 96%. The host then looked at the camera and said, "Wow, can you believe that?"

My question is about the use of that; if he had used this instead of that, would it be wrong?

Andrew Leach
  • 101,901
muhammad
  • 251

1 Answers1

1

We use that to refer back to something someone said or did:

For e.g. : Shall, we go to cinema? Yes, that's a good idea!!

Here also, the host said " Wow, can you believe that?

because the sentence was not spoken by him but by someone else. So, determiner that is used.

Sweet72
  • 917