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Unit 74 · Determiners and pronouns

this/that/these/those

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A
this (singular) these (plural) that (singular) those (plural)
[object Object] [object Object] [object Object] [object Object]
this picture these flowers that picture those people
(= this picture here) (= these flowers here) (= that picture there) (= those people there)
B

We use this/that/these/those with a noun (this picture / those girls etc.) or without a noun:

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This hotel is expensive, but it's very nice.

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'Who's that girl?' 'I don't know.'

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Do you like these shoes? I bought them last week.

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Those apples look nice. Can I have one?

with a noun

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This is a nice hotel, but it's very expensive.

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'Excuse me, is this your bag?' 'Oh yes, thank you.'

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Who's that? (= Who is that person?)

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Which shoes do you prefer — these or those?

without a noun

C

that = something that has happened:

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'I'm sorry I forgot to phone you.' 'That's all right.'

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That was a really nice meal. Thank you very much.

that = what somebody has just said:

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'You're a teacher, aren't you?' 'Yes, that's right.'

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'Martin has a new job.' 'Really? I didn't know that.'

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'I'm going on holiday next week.' 'Oh, that's nice.'

D

We use this is ... and is that ... ? on the phone:

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Hi Sarah, this is David.

(this = the speaker)

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Is that Sarah?

(that = the other person)

We use this is ... to introduce people:

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A: Ben, this is Chris.

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B: Hello, Chris — nice to meet you.

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C: Hi.

Exercises (3)

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74.1

Complete the sentences. Use this/that/these/those + these words: birds house plates postcards seat shoes

  1. 1
    Do you like ?example
  2. 2
    Who lives in ?
  3. 3
    How much are ?
  4. 4
    Look at .
  5. 5
    Excuse me, is free?
  6. 6
    are dirty.
74.2

Write questions: Is this/that your ... ? or Are these/those your ... ?

  1. 1
    ?example
  2. 2
    ?
  3. 3
    ?
  4. 4
    ?
  5. 5
    ?
  6. 6
    ?
  7. 7
    ?
  8. 8
    ?
  9. 9
    ?
  10. 10
    ?
74.3

Complete the sentences with this is or that's or that.

  1. 1
    1 A: I'm sorry I'm late.
    B: . all right.example
  2. 2
    2 A: I can't come to the party tomorrow.
    B: Oh, a pity. Why not?
  3. 3
    3 on the phone SUE: Hello, Jane. {} Sue.
    JANE: Oh, hi Sue. How are you?
  4. 4
    4 A: You're lazy.
    B: not true!
  5. 5
    5 A: Beth plays the piano very well.
    B: Does she? I didn't know .
  6. 6
    6 Mark meets Paul's sister, Helen. PAUL: Mark, {} my sister, Helen.
    MARK: Hi, Helen.
  7. 7
    7 A: I'm sorry I was angry yesterday.
    B: OK. Forget it!
  8. 8
    8 A: You're a friend of Tom's, aren't you?
    B: Yes, right.