This document provides information about the demonstrative pronouns "this/that/these/those" and how to use them correctly with nouns or without nouns. It explains that "this" and "these" refer to things that are near the speaker or reader, while "that" and "those" refer to things that are farther away or have already been mentioned. The document includes examples of using these pronouns in sentences and exercises for the reader to practice.

1. this/that/these/those
this (singular)
this house/picture/man, etc.
these (plural)
these houses/flowers/men, etc.
this
these
Q this picture
ris. (= the picture here)
/ e flowers
(= the flowers here)
that (singular)
that house/picture/man, etc.
those (plural)
those houses/flowers/people, etc.
Who are 4hose
people?
that
those
Q * that picture
/p (= the picture there)
1 e people
(= the people there)
We use this/that/these/those with a noun (this hotel / that woman, etc.) or without a noun
(this/that, etc.):
• This hotel is expensive,but it's very nice.
• "Who'sthat woman?" "I don'tknow."
• Do youlike these shoes? I bought them last week.
• Don't eatthose apples. They'rerotten.
• This is a nice hotel, but it's very expensive.
• "Excuse me, is this your bag?" "Oh, yes.Thankyou very much."
• "Who's that?" (= Who's that woman?) "I don't know.I've never seen her
before."
• Which shoes do you like better? These orthose?
For this one / that one, see Unit 68.
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2. Exercises
67.1 Put in this or these.
1. s ....... Chair
2. #K3P..... chairs
Put in that or those.
3 sandwich 5 children 7..
4 things 6 place 8.,
houses
.. pants
9 picture 11.
10 socks 12.
men 13 eggs 15 room
tree 14 woman 16 people
67.2 Write questions: Is this/that your... ? or Are these/those your... ?
67.3 Complete the sentences. Usethis/that/these/those + these words:
birds house plates postcards seat
1. Do you like these
shoes.... ?
UNIT
67
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