Oxford Grammar Practice

this, that, these, those

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we use this, that, these, and those with nouns, both singular and plural
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singular to plural this that

these those

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when we use this, we are talking about a

singular object
located right here
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such as

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a painting

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I like this painting.

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meaning

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I like this painting (located right here).

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and

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when we use these, we are talking about

plural objects
located right here
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such as

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some pens

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These pens are black.

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meaning

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These pens (located right here) are black.

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or

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when we use that, we are talking about a

singular object
located over there
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such as

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a basketball

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Can you throw me that basketball?

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meaning

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Can you throw me that basketball (located over there)?

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when we use those, we are talking about

plural objects
located over there
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such as

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some apples

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Those apples are delicious.

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meaning

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Those apples (located over there) are delicious.

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we can also use this, that, these, and those without there being a noun, when the meaning is clear
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when we use this, we are talking about a

singular object/event
that is near to us in time or location
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one that is still occurring

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such as

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an activity that is still occurring

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This is fun!.

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meaning

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This (activity that we are doing) is fun!.

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and

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when we use these, we are talking about

plural objects/events that

are near to us in time or location
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ones that are still occurring

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such as

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some suitcases that you are picking up

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These are heavy!

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meaning

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These (suitcases that I am picking up) are heavy!

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or

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when we use that, we are talking about a

singular object/event
that is far from us in time or location
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one that is no longer

occurring or has happened fully in the past
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such as

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a game of basketball that has just ended

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That was great, dont you think?

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meaning

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That (game that just ended) was great, dont you think?

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and

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when we use those, we are talking about

plural objects/events
that are far from us in time or location
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ones that are no

longer occurring or have occurred fully in the past
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such as

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some songs from a concert that you just left

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Some of those songs were very beautiful.

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meaning

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Some of those songs (from the concert we were just at) were very beautiful.
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works cited
Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken Paterson.

Oxford Practice Grammar Basic with Answers. Oxford, England: Oxford University
Press, 2006.