this, that, these

and those
TAC english
Why do we usethisandthese?

We usethis(singular) andthese(plural) as
pronouns:
To talk about people or thingsnear us:
Thisis a nice cup of tea.
Whose shoes arethese?
 Tointroduce people:
Thisis Janet.
Theseare my friends, John and Michael.
WARNING:
We dont sayThese are John and Michael.
We sayThis is John and this is Michael.
To introduce ourselves to begin a
conversationon the phone:
Hello,thisis David, Can I speak to Sally?
Why do we usethatandthose?
We usethat(singular) andthose(plural):
To talk about things that arenot nearus:
Whatsthat?
This is our house, andthats Rebeccas house
over there.
Thoseare very expensive shoes.
We also usethatto refer back to something
someonesaid or did:
- Shall we go to the cinema?
- Yes,thats a good idea.
- Ive got a new job.
-Thats great.
- Im very tired.
- Why isthat?
this,these,that,thosewithnouns
We usethisandthesefor people or things near us:
We have lived inthishousefor twenty years.
Have you read all ofthesebooks?

andthatandthosefor things that are not near us:

Who lives inthathouse?
Who arethosepeople?