Demonstrative Pronouns
Singular
This
That
This
That
Plural
These
Those
These
Those
that and those to talk about things at some distance away from us.
➧ No, hold on, what about that one over there?
here. I'm in the market
➧ That market looks amazing.
there. I'm not in the market
How does time affect this or that?
We use that to show distance in time as well as distance in space.
➧ This is a good film.
we're watching it now.
➧ That was a good film.
we saw it at some time in the past.
No, we can use them as pronouns, without nouns, when it's obvious what they refer to.
➧ What do you think about these for your Uncle Bob?
pointing to trousers
➧ I've never seen Uncle Bob in trousers like those.
those trousers, but we don't need to repeat trousers.
➧ Who was that?
How do people use this and that?
When you explain who is talking, you say,
➧ Hi, this is Dan.
And to check who is speaking, you can say,
➧ Is that Jenny?
Do I use this or that?
When you're introducing one person to another person, you say,
➧ Juliette, this is Marc.
This could be several things or ideas.
➧ That's right.
everything you said
➧ This is work you know!
all the things I'm doing
➧ That was a great concert!
something that has just happened
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