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Understanding Demonstratives in English

This document discusses demonstrative pronouns - words like this, that, these, and those. It explains that demonstratives point to people or things and are used based on distance and number. "This" and "these" refer to things that are near the speaker and singular or plural, respectively, while "that" and "those" refer to things farther away and singular or plural. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of each demonstrative. The document concludes with practice activities like writing sentences and questions using the demonstratives and creating a sample dialogue between a store clerk and customer using demonstrative pronouns to discuss clothing items.

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Understanding Demonstratives in English

This document discusses demonstrative pronouns - words like this, that, these, and those. It explains that demonstratives point to people or things and are used based on distance and number. "This" and "these" refer to things that are near the speaker and singular or plural, respectively, while "that" and "those" refer to things farther away and singular or plural. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of each demonstrative. The document concludes with practice activities like writing sentences and questions using the demonstratives and creating a sample dialogue between a store clerk and customer using demonstrative pronouns to discuss clothing items.

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Demonstratives

This, That, These, Those


Demonstratives
- Words that show which person or thing is being referred to.

- Generally used to “point to” something in a situation.

“This is my brother.” “Are those your shoes?” “These cookies are delicious.”
How to Know?
DISTANCE NUMBER

NEAR SINGULAR

or or

FAR? PLURAL?
THIS
Modifies or refers to SINGULAR nouns that are NEAR the speaker.

“This desk is old.” “This music is too loud.”

“Is this your book?”

“ This ________________________.”

“Is this _______________________?”


THAT
Modifies or refers to SINGULAR nouns that are FAR from the speaker.

“That mountain is huge.” “Is that your car over there?”

“That _______________________.”

“Is that _____________________?”


THESE
Modifies or refers to PLURAL nouns that are NEAR the speaker.

“These are my pens.” “These shoes are filthy!”

“Are these your papers?”

“These ____________________.”

“Are these _________________?”


THOSE
Modifies or refers to PLURAL nouns that are FAR from the speaker.

“Those children are misbehaving.” “Those shirts need to be washed.”

“Are those your parents?”

“Those ________________.”

“Are those _______________?”


Let’s Practice!
What is the difference?
What is the difference?
What is the difference?
In Pairs - write 8 sentences
In Pairs - write 4 questions
Plural to Singular

Are these/Is this?


Create a dialogue!
Imagine you are going shopping and
the salesperson is trying to help you
Going shopping find what you are looking for.

Write a dialogue about the situation


with a partner.
Person A: Hello, welcome to Target.
How can I help you?

Person B: I want a new pair of jeans.

For example: Person A: What kind of style do you


like?

Person B: I like dark jeans.

Person A: For dark jeans we have these


ones here and those ones over ther.
Now it’s your Your dialogue needs to use all four
demonstratives (this, that, these, those).

turn! The vocabulary needs to be clothes


related.

Lastly, present your dialogue.

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