5.9 - Grammar: “ComingCleanAboutToxicPollution,” 189-192 (Blue)

Front

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Literal description
• Exact meaning
• Metaphor
• Definition

Back

Metaphor

Front

What questions do adjectives answer?

Back

How many, which one, what kind

Front

Which words are called demonstratives?

Back

This, that, these, those

Front

What do demonstratives indicate when used with nouns?

Back

Specific meaning and distance

Front

Which demonstratives would you use for something close to you?

Back

This and these

Front

How do demonstratives show singular and plural?

Back

By using this/that for singular and these/those for plural

Front

What is the role of demonstrative pronouns?

Back

To replace the noun

Front

Which demonstrative is used to refer to something singular and near?

Back

This

Front

What is the correct demonstrative to use when referring to something plural and far away?

Back

Those

Front

In the context of the passage, why is "this" the correct demonstrative for the word "problem"?

Back

Because "problem" is singular and described in the rest of the paragraph