Singular Plural
Here (near) This These
There (far) That Those
We use the words this and that before singular nouns and these and those before plural nouns.This and these are used to indicate items that are fairly close at hand, that and those are used inticate the items that are further away.
That:
- That is mango tree.
- That house is big.
- That is our house.
- That is very expensive watch.
- That is a good question.
- Who is that boy?
- Can you give me that book?
- That is mine.
- That is a good idea.
- I can't allow you to do that.
- Can I eat that?
- That is a hospital.
- That story is true.
- Listen to that!
- That is not my concern.
- That is a printer machine.
- What's that?
- Don't do that.
This:
- Is this news true?
- This book is in my hand.
- Don't do this.
- There are three doors in this room.
- He can't stand this pain.
- This is your father.
- There are a lot of fruits in this basket.
- This is a nice cup of coffee.
- This is the latest fashion.
- There were some birds in this nests.
- This is my husband Jack.
- This flower has a unique smell.
- Ayesha can't solve this problem.
- This book is informative.
- I don't like this.
- This is my cousin.
- Don't climb on this!
- We hadn't heard this news till yesterday.
Those:
- Those things are not mine.
- Those pictures are hers.
- Whose bags are those?
- Those chocolates are delicious.
- Those are our children.
- Those are her toys.
- Those are my classmates.
- Life was getting hard those days.
- Those mangoes are big.
- I advised him to read those books.
- I like those people.
- Would you like to borrow those books?
- We didn't know anything about those plans.
- Who put those cupcakes in the fridge?
- I have read those book.
- Look at those stars.
- Those apples are green.
- Those are my friends in that room.
These:
- These scissors cut well.
- Can I help you to wash these dishes?
- These are my trousers.
- These are my CDs.
- These are my books.
- These dictionaries are very old.
- These houses are my uncle's.
- These flowers have died.
- Have they read all of these books?
- These oranges are sweet.
- Putt on these shoes.
- These pencils are very sharp.
- These days everything has changed.
- Look at all these bracelets.
- These are slippers.
- These society parties are very boring.
- She has been bringing up these children for several years?
- I have revised these lessons.