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Tuesday, September 06th, 2022.

This, that, these and those:

Opposites: We use this/that/these/those to explain what we


are talking about. We sometimes use them with
Opposites are pairs of words that directly contrast
nouns and we sometimes use them on their own.
each other or are antonyms. For example:
We use this (singular) and these (plural) to talk
 Night – Day.
about things close to us, and that (singular) and
 Hot – Cold. those (plural) to talk about things at some
 Big – Small. distance away from us. For example:

 Old – Young.  Hi Mary. This is my friend, Ron.


 Happy – Sad.  Hello Miss, these are my parents.

Activity: Draw two opposites.

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