Demonstrative Articles

Demonstrative adjectives / pronouns

What is a demonstrative?

A demonstrative is a word that we use to "point to" something in a situation.

We have four demonstratives: THIS - THAT / THESE - THOSE.

Can you see the difference between these sentences?

- I want to buy this mug.

- I want to buy these three t-shirts.

- My mom likes that pencil case.

- My brother likes those caps over there.

This & These

We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near.

Examples:

This is my car. (singular)

These are our children. (plural)

That & Those

We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.

Examples:

That is our house. (singular)

Those are my shoes. (plural)

There are two differences:

- singular and plural nouns

- whether they are near or far

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blanks with appropriate possessive pronouns.

I cannot see my mom but I know the voice is ______.

Multiple Choice

________ are backpacks.

• Those.

• These

• That

• This

Multiple Choice

Can I have one of those?

• adjective

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

I want to know the price of these t-shirts.

• adjective

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

• That

• This

Multiple Choice

...................... is my cat.

• This

• Those

• These

• That

Multiple Choice

________ is a boy.

• That

• This

• Those

• These

Multiple Choice

• That cookie

• This cookie

• These cookies

• Those cookies

Multiple Choice

• That cake

• This cake

• These cake

• Those cake

Multiple Choice

Look at ________ birds up there in the tree.

• this

• these

• those

Fill in the Blank

Please come here and look at _______ picture

Fill in the Blank

Do you think _______ sixteen grammar questions are easy or difficult?

Multiple Choice

• These

• That

• This

• Those

Multiple Select

• This

• These

Multiple Choice

• That

• This

• These

• Those

Multiple Select

• That

• This

Multiple Choice

• This

• That

Multiple Choice

• This

• These

Multiple Choice

That is a bed

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

That is a tomato

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

• That

• This

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

• That

• These

• This

• Those

Multiple Choice

• That

• This

Multiple Choice

• That

• Those

Multiple Select

• These

• Those

Multiple Select

These are dogs .

• False

• True

Multiple Select

This is a cat.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

This is a dog.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

This is a chair.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

These are stars.

• True

• false

Multiple Select

This is a pencil

• True

• False