Question

* Fill in the blanks using this, that, these or those.

1. _____ shoes are black. (near)

2. ______shoes are gray (not near)

.3. _____ pen is small. (near)

4. _____ pen is very large. (not near)

5. The time on _____ clock is 5:00. (not near)

6. The time on _____ clock is 11:50 (near)

7. ____ plane is a toy. (not near)

8. _____ plane isn’t a toy (near)

9. _____ cat is eating(near)

10. _____ cat isn’t eating. (not near)

11. _____ glasses are for reading. (not near)

12. ____ glasses are sunglasses. (near)​

Answer 1

Fill in the blanks using articles a, an, the

1. My brother was wearing ___a_ blue shirt.

2. He is _a__ European.

3. I went out for _a___ walk.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. These shoes are black. (near)

2. Those shoes are grey. (not near)

.3. This pen is small. (near)

4. That pen is very large. (not near)

5. The time on that clock is 5:00. (not near)

6. The time on this clock is 11:50 (near)

7. That plane is a toy. (not near)

8. This plane isn’t a toy (near)

9. This cat is eating(near)

10. That cat isn’t eating. (not near)

11. Those glasses are for reading. (not near)

12. These glasses are sunglasses. (near)​

Explanation:

• In English, "this", "that", "these" and "those" are demonstratives.

• We also call these demonstratives, demonstrative pronouns.  

• We prefer this, that, these and those-demonstratives, to point to people and things.

• "This" and "that" are singular demonstratives. While "these and those" are plural demonstratives. And We prefer them as determiners and pronouns in a sentence.

• We use this/that/these/those to explain what exactly we are talking about/ indicating.

• We sometimes use them with nouns and we sometimes use them on their own.

• This (singular) and these (plural) talk about the things close to us, and that (singular) and those (plural) denote things at some distance away from us.

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