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This These That Those: Subject Object Demonstrative Possessive
This These That Those: Subject Object Demonstrative Possessive
THIS (singular) and THESE (plural) refer to an object or person NEAR the Demonstrative pronouns are
speaker.
pronouns that point to
This is a tree. These are trees. specific things. They indicate
whether the noun is singular
or plural, and whether it is
THAT (singular) and THOSE (plural) refer to an object or person further AWAY. near or far from the speaker
THAT THOSE
THIS THESE
singular and at a plural and at a
singular and near plural and near
distance from distance from
the speaker the speaker
the speaker the speaker