Demonstratives

Demonstratives

This

This is for singular nouns.

You use this for nouns are close to you, belong to the speaker, or the current noun you are talking about.

That

• That is for singular nouns

• That is for nouns farther away (point at the noun)

• That is used when talking about past or future events

These

• These is for plural nouns

• These is for nouns that are close to you/speaker

• These are for current ideas/concepts

Those

• Those is the the plural form of that

• Those is for plural nouns farther away

• Those is for future or past items

Multiple Select

Complete the question:

What _______ ________?

• is that

• are these

• are those

• is this

Multiple Choice

Choose the right sentence.

• This is my friends.

• These are my friends.

• Those are my friends.

• That is my friends.

Multiple Choice

What is ___________?

• those

• this

• these

• that

Multiple Choice

_______ hat she's wearing is a little bit unusual.

• That

• Those

Multiple Choice

_______ rose is lighter in color than that one.

• These

• This

Multiple Choice

The speaker said that _____ product was the wave of the future.

• this

• these

Multiple Choice

You often see _____ kind of movie during the holiday season.

• this

• these

Multiple Choice

____________ animals over there are llamas.

• Those

• These

Multiple Choice

I believe ______ is what you're looking for.

• these

• this

Multiple Choice

Did Ashley say she was bringing _______ kinds of cookies?

• this

• those

Multiple Choice

_______ man must be over seven feet tall!!

• Those

• That

Multiple Choice

________ window needs repaired.

• This

• These

Multiple Choice

Who are those people? _______ are my parents.

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

Who is that? _______ is my brother

• He

• She

• It

• They

Multiple Choice

__________ seat over there is taken.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

__________ pencils over there need to be sharpened.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

Can you pass __________ papers here back, please?

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

_____________ here are my favorite boots.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

I don't know if _____________ apples over there are good.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

_____________ apple here is good.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

_____________ book here is old.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

_____________ book over there is big.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Open Ended

Create your own this sentence

Open Ended

Create your own that sentence

Open Ended

Create your own these sentence

Open Ended

Create your own those sentence

Poll

How well do understand demonstratives-this, that, these, those?

• I understand them really well

• I kind of understand them

• I am still confused

• I don't understand them at all