Oxford Grammar Practice

this, that,
these, those

basic #52
 we use this, that,
these, and those
with nouns, both
singular and plural

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singular to plural
this  these
that  those

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when we use this,
we are talking
about a singular
object located
right here
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such as

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a painting

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I like this
painting.

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meaning

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 I like this
painting (located
right here).

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and

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when we use these,
we are talking
about plural
objects located
right here
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such as

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some pens

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These pens are
black.

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meaning

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 These pens
(located right
here) are black.

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or

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when we use that,
we are talking
about a singular
object located
over there
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such as

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a basketball

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Can you throw me
that basketball?

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meaning

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Can you throw me
that basketball
(located over
there)?

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when we use those,
we are talking
about plural
objects located
over there
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such as

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some apples

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Those apples are
delicious.

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meaning

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Those apples
(located over
there) are
delicious.

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 we can also use
this, that, these,
and those without
there being a noun,
when the meaning is
clear
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when we use this,
we are talking
about a singular
object/event
that is near to us
in time or location
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one that is still
occurring

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such as

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an activity that is
still occurring

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This is fun!.

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meaning

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This (activity that
we are doing) is
fun!.

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and

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when we use these,
we are talking
about plural
objects/events
that are near to us
in time or location
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ones that are still
occurring

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such as

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some suitcases that
you are picking up

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These are heavy!

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meaning

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 These (suitcases
that I am picking
up) are heavy!

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or

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when we use that,
we are talking
about a singular
object/event
that is far from us
in time or location
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 one that is no
longer occurring or
has happened fully
in the past

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such as

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 a game of
basketball that has
just ended

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 That was great,
don’t you think?

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meaning

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 That (game that
just ended) was
great, don’t you
think?

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and

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when we use those,
we are talking
about plural
objects/events
that are far from
us in time or
location
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ones that are no
longer occurring or
have occurred fully
in the past

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such as

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some songs from a
concert that you
just left

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Some of those songs
were very
beautiful.

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meaning

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Some of those songs
(from the concert
we were just at)
were very
beautiful.

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works cited
Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken
Oxford Practice
Paterson.
Grammar Basic with Answers.
Oxford, England: Oxford University
Press, 2006.