Demonstratives demonstrative pronouns (That is nice.) a1 Reference Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those This is my bag. That's Maya's computer. These are my children. Those are Tom's books. 'What's this?' 'What's this/that in English?' 'What are these/those in English?' 'Who's that?' 'That's my friend, Max.' these chairs: those chairs: We use this or these with nouns to talk about people or things that are near us. They go before the noun. This coffee 's cold. These cups are dirty. We use that or those with nouns to talk about people or things that aren't near us. That cafe 's open. Those trees are tall. THIS. It is used when we talk about a single item located at a short distance from the speaker. This vase is very expensive. THESE. It is used when we talk about more than one item located at a short distance from the speaker. These shoes are old. THAT. It is used when we talk about a single element that is at a certain distance from the speaker. Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with this, that, these, those. 1 are my trousers. 2 'Hi, Chris. is my friend Jona.' 'Hi, Jona. Nice to meet you.' 3 Look at birds in the sky. 4 'What are ?' 'They are my books.' 5 Is hotel nice? 6 Are your friends? 7 Who is man over there? 8 Isn't your friend Erik? 9 Why are boxes here? 10 are my glasses. Here's when your payment should arrive, based on your date of birth: Dec. 1: Payment for those who have received SSDI since before May 1997. Dec. 13: SSDI payment for those with birthdays falling hsNjd4.

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