By Margaret Ellis

DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES

and

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS
We use this, that, these and
those with a noun ...
This apple That apple

These apples Those apples

We use that as a demonstrative
pronoun to refer to something
which has happened ...
 Hi John!
I’m sorry I didn’t phone
you yesterday. I was
busy.

Hi Jane! That’s
alright.
How are you?
 That’s the end of this class.
Your homework is to study
all the irregular verbs. There
will be a test on Monday.

That was
boring!!
We use that as a demonstrative
pronoun to refer to something
somebody has just said ...
You’re Mrs Smith,
aren’t you?

Yes, that’s
right.
David and I
are getting
I didn’t know
married!
that.
Congratulations!
Good news!
There is
nothing
wrong with
you.
Oh doctor, that’s
fantastic!
We use this is and is that on
the telephone ...
Good morning. Is that Mr
Jackson?

Yes. This is
John
Jackson.
Is that Mrs
Nolan?

Yes, this is
Angela Nolan
from Head
Office.
We use this is to introduce people ...
 Anna, this is Bob Hall, the
Finance Director.
Bob, this is Anna Peters, my
new Personal Assistant.
How many can you remember?
Now, talk about things near you
or things in the room using
this, that, these and those.
Finally, a little story ...
This is a big egg!
These are crocodile eggs.

Look! That is a crocodile!

Those are crocodiles. Help!!
Well, that wasn’t
difficult, was it?
 THE END

With thanks to English Grammar in Use Elementary Unit 74 for inspiration and
Google Images for some great clip art.