Demonstrative
Pronoun
Let us learn how to use:
This is
That is
These are
Those are
This is
used to identify a person or
thing close at hand.
Example:
This is an apple.
Example:
This is an ice cream.
Example:
This is a doughnut.
Example:
This is a pencil.
Example:
This is a bag.
That is
used to talk about a thing
that is not near us
Example:
That is an apple.
Example:
That is a car.
Example:
That is a tree.
Example:
That is a dog.
These are
used to identify more than one
person or things close at hand.
Example:
These are apples.
Example:
These are vegetables.
Example:
These are shopping bags.
Example:
These are gifts.
Example:
These are my toys.
Example:
These are oranges.
Those are
used to talk about
more than one thing which are
not near us
Example:
Those are apples.
Example:
Those are birds.
Example:
Those are kites.
Example:
Those are houses.

Demonstrative pronoun