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Demonstrative Adjectives


This and that

This and that modify singular nouns.

This is used to point out something that is near by:
"This book I'm holding is very old."

That is used to point out something that is farther away:
"That mountain looks small because it is so far away."
These and Those

These and those are used for plural nouns.

These is similar to this, but it is used for nearby plurals: "These keys are all the wrong size for this door."

Those is similar to that, but it is used for far away plurals: "Those _____ _____ we had on _____ were ____ ______."

Task 1: Choose the correct demonstrative adjective for each sentence.

1 - Can you move ___ books into the other room?
them
those
Correct!
those

2 - Please pass me ___ cards.
that
those
Correct!
those

3 - I have to take ___ DVDs back to the store.
that
these
Correct!
these

4 - ___ airport is 50 miles away from here.
That
This
Correct!
That

5 - May I borrow some of ___ boxes?
that
these
Correct!
these

6 - Look at ___ plane flying high above us.
that
this
Correct!
that

7 - ___ is my favourite type of ice-cream.
This
These
Correct!
This

8 - I don't know any of ___ people.
Them
Those
Correct!
Those

9 - ___ mice are so cute!
That
These
Correct!
These

10 - I don't know where the files are. I haven't seen ___.
those
them
Correct!
them