Understanding English Demonstrative Adjectives
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ScribdTranslationsDemonstrative Adjectives in English: this, that
these, those
In this lesson you will learn about demonstrative adjectives in English
through images, explanations, examples, and a video. Like your
As the name indicates, these words are used to show something.
The meaning and use of these words is as follows
This:
It is used only for singular words (that is, only one)
what)
The objects, people, animals, or things we refer to
They must be close.
Its meaning in Spanish is THIS (for masculine words)
oESTA (for feminine words)
Algunos ejemplos de adjetivos demostrativos en inglés:
This living room is quite big.
This phone is broken
The following image clearly summarizes this topic of the
demonstratives:
That:
Just like THIS is used for singular words, but, of
different form, for things that are far from the person who
speak
Its meaning is THAT, THAT
Some examples:
That book is interesting
That bottle is green
These:
We use this word when we refer to
wordsplurals(two or more things or animals)
These words must be close to the person who is speaking.
Its meaning is THESE or THOSE
Some examples of these demonstrative adjectives:
These napkins are dirty
These tomatoes are rotten
Those:
In a similar way to THESE, THOSE are used for complements.
plurals. However, these complements must be far away.
of the one he speaks.
Its meaning is THOSE for masculine words and
feminine respectively
Examples:
Those girls are playing cards
Those elephants are angry
Change to Plural Sentences - 01
Change from singular to plural by changing This/That to These/Those
That is an elephant 6. This is a pen are
>> are elephants pens
2. This is a book That is a boy. are
books boys
That is a tiger are 8. This is a box are
tigers boxes
4. That is a pencil That is a girl. are
pencils girls
5. This is a carrot are That is an orange
carrots >> are oranges
TEACHER
Demonstratives-exercises
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is a hamburger.
is a tomato.
are bananas.
are cherries.
is a carrot.