“THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE”

LESSON: “THIS, THAT, THESE and THOSE”

> THIS indicates something near to the speaker.
> THESE is the plural of THIS

> THAT indicates something further from the speaker.
THOSE is the plural of THAT

e.g Look at this cat! (1 cat, near the speaker)
e.g Look at these cats! (some cats, near the speaker)



e.g Look at that cat! (1 cat, further from the speaker)
e.g Look at those cats! (some cats, further from the speaker)

> The object may not be physically close. It could be an idea:

e.g I think this is a good idea. (what we are currently discussing)
e.g I think that is a good idea. (someone else’s idea)

> You must make sure that the singular and plural items in any sentence match. We call this agreement:

- Wrong: This cats is hungry.
- Right: These cats are hungry.

- Wrong: Those man looks angry.
- Right: That man looks angry.


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