This, that, these, those

Exercise 3

Exercises:1 2 3

Transform singular sentences into plural sentences and plural sentences into singular sentences usingthis, that, these, thoseand other missing words.

EXAMPLE: These are my books ⇒ This is my book.

This is a flower ⇒ flowers.

That is a box. ⇒ boxes.

That is my father. ⇒ my parents.

Are those your friends? ⇒ your friend?

What are those things? ⇒ Whatthing?

These documents are important. ⇒ important.

Are these your shoes? ⇒ your shoe?

That's a good car. ⇒ good cars.

This is John. ⇒ John and Carla.

These are cheap computers. ⇒ a cheap computer.

This/these= here, that/those= there

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This, these (here)

We use this and these for things that are here (near). This is singular and these is plural.

This is my new watch.
These are my sisters Anna and Jenny.

That, those (there)

We use that and those for things that are there (not near). That is singular and those is plural.

That man is very strange.
I need those boxes over there.

With a noun or without a noun

We can use this, that, these, those with a noun (this box, that car, etc.) or without a noun.

This watch is very expensive.
I like that woman in the park.
Who is that? (= that person)
‘What are those?’ ‘They are old pictures.’

This is John (introductions and on the phone)

We use this is when we introduce people and on the telephone.

Hi, this is Tim. (Tim on the telephone)
Laura: ‘Hi, Sara. This is my friend Paul.’ Sara: ‘Hi, Paul. Nice to meet you.’

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