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Demonstrative Adjectives: This / These That / Those

The document discusses demonstrative adjectives - this, that, these, those. It explains that this and these refer to things near the speaker, while that and those refer to things farther away. It provides examples of using the demonstrative adjectives as both adjectives and pronouns. The document then provides exercises involving filling in blanks with the correct demonstrative adjective based on singular or plural forms and proximity.

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Demonstrative Adjectives: This / These That / Those

The document discusses demonstrative adjectives - this, that, these, those. It explains that this and these refer to things near the speaker, while that and those refer to things farther away. It provides examples of using the demonstrative adjectives as both adjectives and pronouns. The document then provides exercises involving filling in blanks with the correct demonstrative adjective based on singular or plural forms and proximity.

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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

This / These to indicate someone or something near the speaker.


That / Those to indicate someone or something far from the speaker.

Singul Plur
ar al
This woman These women
This boy These boys
That child Those children
That book Those books

! ! ! Note: They can be used as both adjectives and pronouns.

Examples:
1. This coat is cheap.
2. What are those girls doing?
3. This is a good place.
4. That’s my car over there.
5. These are my suitcases.

A- Complete the sentences with ‘’this”, “that”, “these”, “those’’

1. Can I introduce you? Sandra, this is John. John, this is Sandra.


2. “Is that Peter over there?” “No, this Tim.”
3. Are those bananas in the bowl?
4. Is that a kitten over there?
5. “Sorry, is this your pencilcase?” “Oh, yes.Thank you.”
6. Good morning! These is Mark Williams speaking?
7. Who are those tall men over there in front of the newsagent?
8. “Excuse me! Is this seat free?” “No, it isn’t.”
9. “What are those over there? Are they owls?” “Yes, they are.”
10. “I’m sorry I’m late.” “ that is all right. Come and sit.”
B- Rewrite the sentences in ‘’plural form’’.

1. That is a dictionary. Those are dictionaries


2. That is a baby. Those are babies
3. This is a present. These are gifts
4. This is an umbrella. These are umbrellas
5. That isn’t a hamster. Those´s are hamster´s
6. Is that a newspaper? Are those newspapers?
7. Is this a postcard? Are these some postcards?
8. Is that a Spanish flag? Are those Spanish flags?
9. Is this a fly? Are these flies?

10. Is this a sheep? Are these sheep?

C- Put the words into the correct order.

1. over there / box / is / that / a That Over there is a box ?


2. what / pillows / are / color / these What color are these pillows?
3. this / her / is / playstation / new This is her new playstation
4. difficult / are / exercises / these These exercises are difficult
5. that / whose / is / village That is whose village?
6. knives / those / look / at Look those at knives
7. daughters / my / are / these These are my daughters
8. guests / are / in / garden / those / the / our The those guests are in our
garden
9. this / model’s / is / favourite / your / poster Your favorite model is this
poster?
10. eyeglasses / are / my / these / father’s These eyeqlasses are my father´s

D- Fill in the blanks with ‘’this”, “that”, “these”, “those”.

Ex: “This is a bus and these are cars”.

1. this is a wolf and these are wolves.


2. That is some oil and this is some sugar.
3. This a mouse and these are mice.
4. That is a fish and those are fish.
5. This is a toy and there are some toys.
E-Write the questions to these answers.

Ex: A: “What is this?”

B: “It’s a subway.”

1 what is that ? (that)


It’s a butterfly.

2. what are those ? (those)


They’re keys.

3. Who are these ? (these)


They ‘re policemen.

4. what is this ? (this)

It’s a ticket.

6. What are those ? (those)


They’re radios.

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