[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/that.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / that [← T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/T/) # that «that» in Mova's school dictionary: **That points to a thing that was named before or that is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech pronoun, determiner (that, those); conjunction; adverb ### meaning for a pupil 1) That points to a thing that was named before or that is farther away: «that box over there». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m1) 2) That joins a sentence to what someone says or thinks: «I know that 2 + 2 is 4». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m2) 3) That can mean «which» or «who» in a description: «the cake that Mum made». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m3) 4) That can mean «so» or «very»: «It was not that hard». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m4) 5) (casual) «That's it», «that's that» mean it is finished; «and all that» means and similar things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m5) 6) (rude) «that» can point at someone in a cold or rude way: «Who does that think he is?»; «that's rich» is sarcasm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m6) 7) (formal) Exams use «that which», «such that», «given that», «so that» and «in that» to join facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#m7) ### sense in the lessons a word pointing back: «I cannot do that»; «than that box»; in problems find what it points to; phrases: «that's right», «after that», «like that», «that is to say», «that's all»; in casual talk «that's it», «not that much», «that's so cool», «that lot» (UK, those people); in rough talk «that's rich, coming from you», «don't give me that»; in the exam voice «it is given that», «such that», «that is» (i.e.) ### examples - That box has 9 pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x1) - Tom has 4 more than that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x2) - Is that your coat on the hook? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x3) - I think that the answer is 12. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x4) - This is the book that I told you about. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x5) - Those apples are green, but these are red. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x6) - After that, we went home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x7) - That's it, no more biscuits, you've had 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x8) - It's not that hard, just add 'em. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x9) - Don't give me that, you ate 3! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x10) - Find a number such that its double is 14. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x11) - It is given that the box contains 9 pencils. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x12) - That is how I lost it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/#x13) ### note Plural: those. «this/these» are near, «that/those» are far. Carries no operation clue; find the thing it points back to. Trap: in «more than that», the number is the one just named. «such that» in an exam gives a condition the answer must meet. «that is» or «i.e.» means «in other words». ### In the corpora - [Shops, hospitals, buses and factories need people at all hours, so their workers follow a rota that can change every week.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/1/) - [In the UK a strike is legal after a vote, and the disruption is deliberate so that people notice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/13/) - [Heating a room with the window open sends the warm air, and the money that paid for it, straight outside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/6-paying-for-a-home-and-the-bills/14/) - [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/2/) - [A PIN is the secret number that proves the card is yours.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/3/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «that» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/that/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.