DEMONSTRATIVES

•Point out or show which or what particular person

or item is meant.
SINGULAR PLURAL
THIS THESE
THAT THOSE

•This and these refer to something near

•That and those refer to something at a distant

 EXAMPLES
• This mannequin is mine but these mannequin are
yours.

• Those boys are making a lot of noise but that boy

is doing his work quietly.

• These books belong to that lecturer.

• Those boys need to clean up this yard.

 POSSESSIVES
• Possessive refer to the owner.

• Indicate possession of or some other relationship to the noun

• Example : my, your, his, her, its, our, and their 

SINGULAR PLURAL
1st person My Our
2nd person Your Your
3rd person His, her, its Their

My husband is getting married.

Your cars were involved in an accident.
 QUANTIFIERS
• Tell us how many or how much
• Selecting the correct quantifiers depend on your
understanding the distinction between countable and
non-countable nouns
• The following quantifiers with countable nouns :
• Many trees
• Several trees
• A couple of trees
• None of the trees
• The following quantifiers work with non-
countable nouns :
• Not much dancing
• Little dancing
• A good deal of dancing
• No dancing
• The following quantifiers work with both
countable and non-countable nouns :

 All of the trees/dancing

 Some trees/dancing
 Most of the trees/dancing
 Enough trees/dancing
 A lot of trees/dancing
 Lots of trees/dancing
 Plenty of trees/dancing
 A lack of trees/dancing