this one | that one

In the sentence “I prefer this apple”, “this” acts like a demonstrative “adjective” because it’s indicating a specific apple that the speaker is referring to. In the sentence “This is my favorite”, “This” is a demonstrative pronoun replacing a noun that has been previously mentioned or understood from the context.

  • This” is used to refer to a person or thing that is close to the speaker, either physically or in terms of being recently mentioned or thought about. For example, if you are holding a book and want to talk about it, you would say “this book”.
  • That” can be used to refer to a person or thing that is farther away from the speaker, or something that has not been recently mentioned or thought about. For example, if you are pointing at a book on a shelf across the room, you would say “that book”.

Both “this” and “that” can also be used to refer to situations or experiences. For example, you might say “this is fun” while you’re enjoying an activity, or “that was fun” after the activity has ended.

  • The pronoun ‘one’ is a substitute for a singular noun and also helps avoid repetition. For example, “I prefer the red apple, not the green one

These can also be combined where ‘this” or “that” act like demonstrative “adjectives” describing the following pronoun “one”:

  • This one’ is used to refer to something that is closer in distance or time (e.g., “I prefer this one” while pointing to a nearby object).
  • That one’ is used to refer to something that is further in distance or time (e.g., “I prefer that one” while pointing to an object further away).

There are two grammar points in the English Grammar Profile’s category of Pronouns at B1 that should be merged into one.

Point 43 ‘this one’, ‘that one’ as a substitute for countable singular nouns that have previously been mentioned.

Point 64 THIS ONE’, ‘THAT ONE’ to refer to a singular countable noun.


Searches in iWeb for:

this_D one_P * * *

1 THIS ONE. 3133 (usually found at the end of a sentence.)

Get a new photo.
You look like a ghost in this one.

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In this case, “this one” is referring to the current photo of the person being spoken to. The speaker is suggesting that the person appears pale or washed out in the current photo, hence the comparison to a ghost, and is recommending that they take a new photo.

2 THIS ONE. I 2464
3 THIS ONE. THE 2166
4 THIS ONE OF A KIND 2052
5 THIS ONE OF THE MOST 1881
6 THIS ONE. IT ‘S 1707
7 THIS ONE IS A BIT 1556
8 THIS ONE.” 1489
9 THIS ONE, BUT I 1478
10 THIS ONE IS A LITTLE 1469
11 THIS ONE IS GOING TO 1317
12 THIS ONE IS FOR YOU 1288
13 THIS ONE OF THE BEST 1210
14 THIS ONE IS NO EXCEPTION 1194
15 THIS ONE. IT IS 1112
16 THIS ONE. IF YOU 1020
17 THIS ONE, BUT IT 986
18 THIS ONE . I HAVE 973
19 THIS ONE IS THE BEST 904
20 THIS ONE’S FOR YOU 886
21 THIS ONE AS WELL . 836
22 THIS ONE .” 821
23 THIS ONE OUT . 794
24 THIS ONE . THIS 785
25 THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE 763
26 THIS ONE A TRY . 758 

27 THIS ONE IS BY FAR 750

by far B2 by a great amount

28 THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE 749
29 THIS ONE). 742
30 THIS ONE! 723
31 THIS ONE. THIS IS 705
32 THIS ON , AND I 658
33 THIS ONE OUT OF THE 656
34 THIS ONE IS ONE OF 654
35 THIS ONE, IT’S 648
36 THIS ONE . I’M 647
37 THIS ONE IS THE MOST 635
38 THIS ONE IS NO DIFFERENT 621
39 THIS ONE, HOWEVER , 613
40 THIS ONE. I DO 560
41 THIS ONE. I THINK 556
42 THIS ONE. IT WAS 554
43 THIS ONE: LONG … 547
44 THIS ONE. IF 541
45 THIS ONE IS FOR THE 541
46 THIS ONE, WHICH IS 531
47 THIS ONE. IT 528
48 THIS ONE, AND IT 526
49 THIS ONE. I AM 515
50 THIS ONE!!! 493


* * * this_D one_P

1 , SUCH AS THIS ONE 2113

We asked them to provide information about their campus behavior,

including pretty sensitive questionssuch as this one.

Have you ever cheated in an exam?

 

 

2 TRUST ME ON THIS ONE 1457
3 . ” THIS ONE 875
4 WITH YOU ON THIS ONE 862
5 , BUT NOT THIS ONE 703
6 . I THINK THIS ONE 647
7 LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONE 641
8 I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE 636
9 GO WRONG WITH THIS ONE 546
10 AS GOOD AS THIS ONE 532
11 . I LIKE THIS ONE 522
12 . HOWEVER , THIS ONE 517
13 WITH ME ON THIS ONE 496
14 WANT TO MISS THIS ONE 491
15 DO N’T MISS THIS ONE 462
16 THE ANSWER TO THIS ONE 457
17 . I LOVE THIS ONE 444
18 AS WELL AS THIS ONE 437
19 BUT I THINK THIS ONE 426
20 , I THINK THIS ONE 413
21 I LIKE THIS ONE 410
22 THIS ONE AND THIS ONE 403
23 I LOVE THIS ONE 399
24 ) , BUT THIS ONE 387
25 HAVE TO TRY THIS ONE 381
26 NOT SURE ABOUT THIS ONE 379
27 . I FOUND THIS ONE 373
28 ( SUCH AS THIS ONE 372
29 A LOOK AT THIS ONE 364
30 TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE 361
31 . ” THIS ONE 357
32 COME BACK TO THIS ONE 341
33 VERY SIMILAR TO THIS ONE 338
34 MISS OUT ON THIS ONE 329

miss out

B2 to not do or have something that you would enjoy or something that other people do or have

35 GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE 325
36 WAIT TO TRY THIS ONE 322
37 BEFORE , BUT THIS ONE 308
38 IT WOULD BE THIS ONE 308
39 . AND THIS ONE 294
40 AS MUCH AS THIS ONE 293
41 , IT ‘S THIS ONE 291
42 I THINK THIS ONE 291
43 ) . THIS ONE 289
44 IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE 282
45 , MAKE IT THIS ONE 275
46 TO SEE HOW THIS ONE 271
47 I CAME ACROSS THIS ONE 266

48 BE CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE 264

49 . BUT THIS ONE 260
50 THE BALL ON THIS ONE 260


* * * that_D one_P

1 THE ANSWER TO THAT ONE 414

I learned the answer to that one the hard way.

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In this case, “that one” is referring to a particular issue or challenge that the speaker encountered and learned from, often through a difficult or painful experience. The phrase “the hard way” typically means learning from direct, personal experience, often involving failure or difficulty. So, the speaker is saying they learned the answer to a particular problem or question through a difficult experience.

2 WITH YOU ON THAT ONE 356
3 GOOD LUCK WITH THAT ONE 223
4 . ”THAT ONE 222
5 STILL OUT ON THAT ONE 206
6 TRUST ME ON THAT ONE 200
7 NOT SURE ABOUT THAT ONE 154
8 TO THINK ABOUT THAT ONE 132
9 NO, NOT THAT ONE 129
10 NOT SURE ON THAT ONE 111
11 N’T KNOW ABOUT THAT ONE 100
12 CAME UP WITH THAT ONE 96
13 MY BREATH ON THAT ONE 92
14 TO YOU ON THAT ONE 83
15 WITH ME ON THAT ONE 81
16 WILL TELL ON THAT ONE 79
17 LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ONE 76
18 STILL WORKING ON THAT ONE 74
19 THE BALL ON THAT ONE 71
20 THIS ONE OR THAT ONE 67
21 A LOOK AT THAT ONE 65
22 , BUT NOT THAT ONE 60
23 AS GOOD AS THAT ONE 58
24 DON’T LIKE THAT ONE 56
25 DON’T HAVE THAT ONE 56
26 I FORGOT ABOUT THAT ONE 56
27 THIS ONE AND THAT ONE 55
28 TO DISAGREE ON THAT ONE 55
29 I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE 53
30 ? YEAH, THAT ONE 53


that_D one_P * * *

*appears mostly at the end of the sentence

1 THAT ONE. I 1052
2 THAT ONE.” 934
3 THAT ONE. 664
4 THAT ONE. THE 527
5 THAT ONE, BUT I 378
6 THAT ONE, TOO . 368
7 THAT ONE.” 297
8 THAT ONE.) 263
9 THAT ONE. IT’S 243
10 THAT ONE. IF YOU 226
11 THAT ONE AS WELL. 217
12 THAT ONE. I HAVE 209
13 THAT ONE. I THINK 207
14 THAT ONE, BUT IT 203
15 THAT ONE. I DO 197
16 THAT ONE . IT WAS 189
17 THAT ONE. I ‘M 178
18 THAT ONE. SO 174
19 THAT ONE. IF 161
20 THAT ONE. IT 153


A2 vocabulary:

across, bit, by, careful, come back, far, forgot, however, if, luck, most, out, so, still, strong, such, sure, try, yeah

B1:

breath, disagree, forward, go wrong, mostly, seems, similar, think of, trust

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