DEMONSTRATIVES: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE

Demonstratives This That These Those

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ACTIVITIES 1.-Watch the video and complete the table. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYD0vKjgmiA

DEMONSTRATIVES This, that, these and those are demonstratives (adjectives or pronouns).

1. A demonstrative adjective modifies a noun, for example:    

This apple is good.

Can you give me that book?

These shoes are too expensive I like those houses.

2. A demonstrative pronoun stands on its own, replacing rather than modifying a noun, for example:    

This is good. (the apple) Can you give that? (the book) These are too expensive. (the shoes) I like those. (the houses) SINGULAR

PLURAL

2.-Fill in the spaces with this or these 1) 2 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

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DISTANCE Close (in time or space) to the speaker.

Far (in space or time) to the speaker.

3.-Fill in the spaces with that or those 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)

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4.-Read and choose this, that, these, those like in the example 0.Look! ______ apples over there look delicious. Do

you think we can reach them?

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1.Are ______ the books you were looking for?

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2. ______ car is mine. I’ve just bought it.

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3.Isn’t ______ the boutique we were talking about the other day?

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4.Could you give me ______ cups? I can’t reach them.

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5.______ are my new shoes. Do you like them?

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6.______ is Lala, my dog. Isn’t she cute?

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7.Are ______ the candies for the Halloween party?

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8._____ must be Carol’s bike. She never takes the school bus.

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9.Is ______ Christmas present for me? I found it under the tree.

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10.Guys, ______ is Jenna my best friend. She is going to stay with us for a couple of weeks.

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KEY ACTIVITY 1 SINGULAR This

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ACTIVITY 2 1)these 2)this 3)these 4)this 5)these 6)this 7)these 8)these ACTIVITY 3 1)those 2)that 3)that 4)that 5)those 6)those 7)that 8)that

DISTANCE Close (in time or space) to the speaker.

Far (in space or time) to the speaker.

ACTIVITY 4 1.

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2.

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