DEMOSTRATIVES

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1. Look at this newspaper here.

2. Those are my grandparents, and these people over there are my friend's grandparents.
3. That   building over there is the Chrysler Building.
4. This is my mobile phone and that is your mobile phone on the shelf over there.
5. These photos here are much better than those photos on the book.
6. This was a great evening.
7. Are   these your pencils here?
8. That bottle over there is empty.
9. Those bricks over there are for your chimney.
10. John, take that folder and put it on the desk over there.

This coffer (coffee) is great. (Singular).

That city is empty. (Singular).
These candies are delicious. (Plural).
Those dishes are dirty. (Plural).
Use the pronoun this (singular) and the pronoun these (plural) to refer to something that is here / close.
Use the pronoun that (singular) and the pronoun those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.
ACTIVITY: March the sentences to the correct pictures.

ACTIVITY: Choose the best answer to each questions:

● Which sentence has a demonstrative adjective:
Red pants.
Old pants.
Stinky pants.
Those pants.
● In which sentence is used a demonstrative adjective correctly:
Those ship.
This ship.
These ship.
This ships.
● Which sentence doesn’t use a demonstrative adjective:
The quick black cat jumps over the lazy dog.
That movie was terrible.
I could eat all of these candies.
I could not sleep last night because those dogs were barking.
● Choose the correct sentence:
Annie loves this muffins.
Annie loves those muffin.
Annie loves these muffins.
Annie loves that muffins.
● Choose the incorrect sentence:
Sam loves that car.
Sam loves these car.
 Sam loves this car.
Sam loves those cars.

ACTIVITY: Complete the sentences with this, that, these or those.

1. 1. This pencil here is mine, but That one over there is his.
2. 2. These notebooks here are hers, but those over there are mine.
3. 3. She can’t eat all of that popcorn.
4. 4. A: (on the telephone) Hello? // B: Hi, Valerie? // A: Yes, this is Valerie speaking. Who is calling? // B: Hi,
Valerie, this is Henry.
5. 5. I found this earring in the desk. Is it yours?
6. 6. These chocolate cakes are delicious, Shawn. May I have another?
7. 7. I can’t finish this homework today. I’ll work on it tomorrow.
8. 8. This picture here was taken in India. Those mountains back there are the Himalayas.
9. 9. I think that backpack is there. I see it near to the table.
10. Cathy, could you please make those delicious brownies again? You know, the ones you brought to my
birthday party.