Demonstratives are used to identify or point out a particular item or items (people, things,.. places, animals) in reference to the speaker.[r]
Trang 1Demonstrative Nouns & Adjectives
Demonstrative Nouns & Adjectives
Trang 2Demonstratives are used to identify or point out
a particular item or items (people, things,
places, animals) in reference to the speaker.
There (Far from Speaker) Here (Near Speaker)
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• THIS refers to a singular noun (person, thing,
place or animal) near the speaker.
• Pronoun example: This is my baby
• Adjective example: This car is pink.
Speaker
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• THAT refers to a singular noun (person, thing,
place or animal) far away from the speaker.
• Pronoun example: That is our dog over there
• Adjective example: That bus is full.
Speaker
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• THESE refers to plural nouns (people, things,
places or animals) near the speaker.
• Pronoun example: These are not my kids
• Adjective example: These books are interesting.
Speaker
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• THOSE refers to plural nouns (people, things,
places or animals) far away from the speaker.
• Pronoun example: Those are workers on strike
over there
• Adjective example: Those people are angry.
Speaker
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Nouns NEAR
you/speaker:
Here
Nouns FAR
from you/speaker:
There
SINGULAR
PLURAL
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Nouns NEAR
you/speaker:
Here
Nouns FAR
from you/speaker:
There
SINGULAR Nouns: THIS
(singular noun + near) THAT
(singular noun + far)
PLURAL Nouns: THESE
(plural noun + near) THOSE
(plural noun + far)
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Trang 10This These
Those Ted David Gloria Lisa
Speaker
Trang 111 This is my friend Ted
(singular + near)
This
Speaker Ted David Gloria Lisa
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Those Ted David Gloria Lisa Speaker
Trang 132 That is my friend Lisa
(singular + far)
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This These
Those Speaker Ted David Gloria Lisa
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√
Speaker Ted David Gloria Lisa
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This These
Those
Trang 17Gloria and Lisa (plural + far)
√
Trang 18Practise online exercises at:
www.azargrammar.com
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