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DEMONSTRATIVES
(Supplementary Material for Beginner Module)
(Singular) (Plural)

This: The thing/person here. These: The things/people here.

- This chart is very clear. - These two people are my best friends.

That: The thing/person there. Those: The things/people there.

- That girl is gorgeous! - Those children are my brothers.

EXERCISE 1. Complete the following sentences with this or these .

1. .................... avenue is called Kennedy Ave. 6. .................... bottle is empty.

2. .................... children are playing. 7. .................... cakes look delicious.
3. .................... child is studying. 8 ............................. traffic light is not working.
4. .................... blouses are new. 9 ............................. workmen are on strike.
5. .................... newspaper is English. 10 ............................ mice are eating.

EXERCISE 2. Complete the following sentences with that or those .

1. .................... park bench is very old. 6 .............................building is very modern.

2. .................... houses are in the countryside. 7 ............................. book is a novel.
3. .................... cookie is stale (=not fresh). 8 ............................. mouse is very fat.
4. .................... students are intelligent. 9 .............................airplanes are war jets.
5. .................... mountains are high. 10. .................... suitcases are heavy.

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EXERCISE 3. Write questions: Is this/that ...? or Are these/those ...?

1. ......................................... your cigarettes?

2. ......................................... your hat?

3. ......................................... your house?

4. ......................................... your children?

5. ......................................... your car?

6. ......................................... your new sandals?

EXERCISE 4. Complete the sentences with this/that/these/those + one of these words .

postcards dishes chair flower balloons bus

1. Are you using............................................................. ?

2. Look at ........................................................ .

3. ........................................................ are dirty .

4. Peter is driving ...................................................... .

5. ........................................................ is for you.

6. How much are. ..........................................................?

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DEMONSTRATIVES
KEY CHECK
EXERCISE 1.

1. This avenue is called Kennedy Ave. 6. This bottle is empty.

2. These children are playing. 7. These cakes look delicious.
3. This child is studying. 8. This traffic light is not working.
4. These blouses are new. 9. These workmen are on strike.
5. This newspaper is English. 10. These mice are eating.

EXERCISE 2.

1. That park bench is very old. 6. That building is very modern.

2. Those houses are in the countryside. 7. That book is a novel.
3. That cookie is stale. 8. That mouse is very fat.
4. Those students are intelligent. 9. Those airplanes are jets.
5. Those mountains are high. 10. Those suitcases are heavy.

EXERCISE 3.

1. Are these your cigarettes?

2. Is this your hat?
3. Is that your house?
4. Are those your children?
5. Is that your car?
6. Are these your sandals?

EXERCISE 4.

1. Are you using this chair ?

2. Look at those balloons!
3. These dishes are dirty.
4. Peter is driving that bus .
5. This flower is for you.
6. How much are these postcards?