DEMOSTRATIVES

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1. Look at            newspaper here.
These these
2.        are my grandparents, and            people over there are my
friend's grandparents.

3.        building over there is the Chrysler Building.

4.        is my mobile phone and            is your mobile phone on the shelf
over there.

5.        photos here are much better than            photos on the book.

6.        was a great evening.

7. Are            your pencils here?

8.        bottle over there is empty.

9.        bricks over there are for your chimney.

10. John, take            folder and put it on the desk over there.
This coffer (coffee) is great. (Singular).
That city is empty. (Singular).
These candies are delicious. (Plural).
Those dishes are dirty. (Plural).
Use the pronoun this (singular) and the pronoun these (plural) to refer to something that is here / close.
Use the pronoun that (singular) and the pronoun those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.

ACTIVITY: March the sentences to the correct pictures.

ACTIVITY: Choose the best answer to each questions:

 Which sentence has a demonstrative adjective:
Red pants.
Old pants.
Stinky pants.
Those pants.
 In which sentence is used a demonstrative adjective correctly:
Those ship.
This ship.
These ship.
This ships.
 Which sentence doesn’t use a demonstrative adjective:
The quick black cat jumps over the lazy dog.
That movie was terrible.
I could eat all of these candies.
 I could not sleep last night because those dogs were barking.
 Choose the correct sentence:
Annie loves this muffins.
Annie loves those muffin.
Annie loves these muffins.
Annie loves that muffins.
 Choose the incorrect sentence:
Sam loves that car.
Sam loves these car.
Sam loves this car.
Sam loves those cars.

ACTIVITY: Complete the sentences with this, that, these or those.

1. 1. ___This_____ pencil here is mine, but ___That_____ one over there is his.
2. 2. ___These_____ notebooks here are hers, but __Those______ over there are mine.
3. 3. She can’t eat all of __That ______ popcorn.
4. 4. A: (on the telephone) Hello? // B: Hi, Valerie? // A: Yes, ___This_____ is Valerie speaking. Who is
calling? // B: Hi, Valerie, _This_______ is Henry.
5. 5. I found ________ earring in the desk. Is it yours?
6. 6. ___Those_____ chocolate cakes are delicious, Shawn. May I have another?
7. 7. I can’t finish __this______ homework today. I’ll work on them tomorrow.
8. 8. __this______ picture here was taken in India. __those______ mountains back there are the
Himalayas.
9. 9. I think __That______ backpack is there. I see it near to the table.
10. Cathy, could you please make __Those______ delicious brownies again? You know, the ones you
brought to my birthday party.