This document provides an overview of the demonstrative pronouns "this, that, these, those" and how they are used with singular and plural nouns as well as without nouns when the meaning is clear from context. It explains that "this" and "these" refer to things that are near in location or time, while "that" and "those" refer to things farther away. Examples are given for each case to demonstrate how the pronouns are properly used in sentences.
This document provides an overview of the demonstrative pronouns "this, that, these, those" and how they are used with singular and plural nouns as well as without nouns when the meaning is clear from context. It explains that "this" and "these" refer to things that are near in location or time, while "that" and "those" refer to things farther away. Examples are given for each case to demonstrate how the pronouns are properly used in sentences.
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This document provides an overview of the demonstrative pronouns "this, that, these, those" and how they are used with singular and plural nouns as well as without nouns when the meaning is clear from context. It explains that "this" and "these" refer to things that are near in location or time, while "that" and "those" refer to things farther away. Examples are given for each case to demonstrate how the pronouns are properly used in sentences.
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basic #52 we use this, that, these, and those with nouns, both singular and plural
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singular to plural this these that those
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when we use this, we are talking about a singular object located right here oxford grammar practice #52 such as
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a painting
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I like this painting.
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meaning
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I like this painting (located right here).
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and
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when we use these, we are talking about plural objects located right here oxford grammar practice #52 such as
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some pens
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These pens are black.
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meaning
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These pens (located right here) are black.
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or
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when we use that, we are talking about a singular object located over there oxford grammar practice #52 such as
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a basketball
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Can you throw me that basketball?
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meaning
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Can you throw me that basketball (located over there)?
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when we use those, we are talking about plural objects located over there oxford grammar practice #52 such as
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some apples
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Those apples are delicious.
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meaning
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Those apples (located over there) are delicious.
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we can also use this, that, these, and those without there being a noun, when the meaning is clear oxford grammar practice #52 when we use this, we are talking about a singular object/event that is near to us in time or location oxford grammar practice #52 one that is still occurring
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such as
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an activity that is still occurring
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This is fun!.
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meaning
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This (activity that we are doing) is fun!.
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and
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when we use these, we are talking about plural objects/events that are near to us in time or location oxford grammar practice #52 ones that are still occurring
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such as
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some suitcases that you are picking up
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These are heavy!
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meaning
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These (suitcases that I am picking up) are heavy!
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or
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when we use that, we are talking about a singular object/event that is far from us in time or location oxford grammar practice #52 one that is no longer occurring or has happened fully in the past
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such as
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a game of basketball that has just ended
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That was great, don’t you think?
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meaning
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That (game that just ended) was great, don’t you think?
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and
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when we use those, we are talking about plural objects/events that are far from us in time or location oxford grammar practice #52 ones that are no longer occurring or have occurred fully in the past
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such as
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some songs from a concert that you just left
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Some of those songs were very beautiful.
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meaning
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Some of those songs (from the concert we were just at) were very beautiful.
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works cited Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken Oxford Practice Paterson. Grammar Basic with Answers. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006.