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

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• Literal description

• Exact meaning

• Metaphor

• Definition

What questions do adjectives answer?

• How many, which one, what kind

• Why, when, where

• Who, whom, whose

• How, why, what

Which words are called demonstratives?

• A, an, the

• This, that, these, those

• He, she, it

• And, but, or

What do demonstratives indicate when used with nouns?

• Color

• Size

• Specific meaning and distance

• Quantity

Which demonstratives would you use for something close to you?

• That and those

• This and these

• He and she

• A and an

How do demonstratives show singular and plural?

• By changing the verb

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

• By adding -s to the noun

• By using different adjectives

What is the role of demonstrative pronouns?

• To replace the noun

• To describe the noun

• To add emphasis

• To show possession

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

• These

• Those

• This

• That

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

• These

• Those

• This

• That

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

• Because "problem" is plural

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

• Because "problem" is far away

• Because "problem" is not mentioned earlier