Using This,That,These, Those | Learn English with The Bible.

Using This,That,These, Those | Learn English with The Bible. 

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

1 John 5 :14

This, that, these, those

This, that, these and those are demonstratives. We use this, that, these and those to point to people and things

We use this + a singular verb to talk
about something near.
• We use that + a singular verb to talk
about something far.

this / these                                         that / those
Singular This ••  is a panda.                      Singular That ---~ is a bear.

Plural These••   are pandas                       Plural Those ~ are bears.

Examples   

• That water tastes strange.
• I might get myself a pair of those shoes.
• Come and look at this.
• That’s a very good idea.
• Can I have one of these?

Pointing to things

We use this and that with singular and uncountable nouns:

Try to repeat this exercise every morning and evening. (this + singular countable noun)

What does this music make you think of? (this + singular uncountable noun)

I’ve never been to that part of France. (that + singular countable noun)

Can I have some of that juice, please? (that + singular uncountable noun)

We use these and those with plural nouns:

You can use any one of these computers. (these + plural noun)

I need to paint those windows. (those + plural noun).

Like all determiners, demonstrative determiners come at the beginning of a noun phrase, so they come in front of any adjective(s).

Look at these example sentences:

I like this food.

I use these pens.

I have to do it this morning.

We don't meet these days.

Look at that big cloud.

Can you see those birds?

Do you remember that man we met last week?

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