Objectives:
1. Demonstratives: this / that / these / those
2. Nouns
2. Nouns
Demonstratives this, that, these and those
Why do we use that and those?
We use this (singular) and these (plural) as pronouns:
- to talk about people or things near us:
- This is a nice cup of tea.
- Whose shoes are these?
- to introduce people:
- This is Janet.
- These are my friends, John and Michael.
WARNING:
We don’t say These are John and Michael.
We say This is John and this is Michael.
- to introduce ourselves to begin a conversation on the phone:
- Hello, this is David, Can I speak to Sally?
- Why do we use that and those?
We use that (singular) and those (plural):
- to talk about things that are not near us:
- What’s that?
- This is our house, and that’s Rebecca’s house over there.
- Those are very expensive shoes.
- - Shall we go to the cinema?
- Yes, that’s a good idea. - - I’ve got a new job.
- That’s great. - - I’m very tired.
- Why is that?
Demonstratives with nouns
We also use this, these, that and those with nouns to show proximity
We use this and these for people or things near us:
- We have lived in this house for twenty years.
- Have you read all of these books?
- Who lives in that house?
- Who are those people?
Taken from: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/pronouns/that-these-and-those
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