What is the corect answer?

bubu   Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am GMT
Dear sir,

Can you please tell me which one of these answers is correct?

[You show an apple and ask] What is this?

someone answers:- This is an apple.

Another person answers:- It's/ it is an apple.


Can you also let me know if both are possible.


Thank you in advance
Guest   Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:24 am GMT
"This is an apple." is wrong. It should be "That is an apple." "It's an apple." is also okay.
Uriel   Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:27 am GMT
All are okay.
Humble   Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:09 am GMT
As far as I know, if the question has "is this/are these?", the answer is usually "It is/they are".