Difference between it and this

‘This’ and ‘It’ are both pronouns – they both refer to a noun.
So what’s their difference? Let’s find out!

‘It’ is a personal pronoun – that’s a word like ‘he’ or ‘she’ – except we use ‘it’ when we are referring to an object or animal. The object could be anywhere.

Examples:
I picked up the book and started to read it.
The wall was high, but they managed to climb over it.
The spaceship was fine until the aliens attacked it.

When we use ‘this’ we are being more specific – we are normally referring to one particular item right in front of us or is specific to what we’re discussing:

Examples:
Is this the gun that was used to shoot the victim?
This is the dress my mother wore on her wedding day.
This is the book I dropped on my way home yesterday.

Can you think of more examples?
Thanks for watching.

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-Music was playing too loud so I was forced to turn IT down.
- My father had lost his phone, but today we've found it.
-What do you think about being outside until the night today? I consider this is a bad idea.
-What is this? This is my piano. I've been playing for 2 years. That's cool.
-What do you think about my piano? It's beautiful.

[znf]

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[yasma]

oh lol i still have some doubts, but you helped me a little. Thank you

[spanishlearnenglesh]

I've always had this question, thank you so much.

[KulzRN]

very simple but informative. thank you

[ashtayogita]

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[thoanh]

Could any one explain to me this sentence:
They are digging up my road. They do this/it every year.
Could I use "this" or "it" in above sentence and why ??

[o_aligenigena]

Thank you for this video, im studying English, and your channel help me more :)

[madeariartha]

Hi, i have a question, when i have a bad situation, what should i say 'it is not good or this is not good..? Thanks

[rebeccazerbinatti]

Got it! Thank u.
Can you explain me what to do if you want to refer to an idea? Example: thanks for doing it/this/that?

[proviworld]

Can we put 'it' instead of 'the'? For example, (1) Is this the gun that was used to shoot the victim? (2) This is the dress... (3) This is the book... => can we just change "this" into "it". (1) Is it the gun that...? (2) It is the dress... (3)It is the book...

[kocchkovgena]

What is this fish? - This is a flying fish.
It's right???

[Funny-iryz]

Shold I use - This is the end of December or It is the end of December ?

[brenovinicius]

Thank You! Your advices were so helpful

[halaali]

What is the difference between what is it \what is this

[samluca]

"I like this" or "I like it", what's the difference?

[bihariallinone]

Can we use 'THIS' in objective case?
For example: I gave this to her.
I want to sell this.

[marionforge]

Is it okay if I use "this" at the end of a sentence?

[anythingandeverything]

Please differentiate between this is a bookIt is a book.

[tgctournament]

It is my school. Or This is my schoo which one is correct. l.