520: Read & Listen: This & That
OVERVIEW
On this page, you will learn about demonstrative pronouns.
- First, read the text and study the chart.
- Then, listen to audio of the text.
READ & LISTEN
Read:
Demonstrative pronouns tell us which thing or which person someone is talking about when there are more than one. This and that are used with singular (1) nouns. These and those are used with plural (2 or more) nouns. This and these are used for things or people that are close to us. That and those are used for things that are far from us.
Listen:
Study:
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this a person or thing is close (singular) |
This is my sister. |
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these things or people are close (plural) |
These are my brothers. |
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that a person or thing is far (singular) |
That is my brother. |
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those things or people that are far (plural) |
Those are my sisters. |
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