DEMONSTRATIVES

DEMONSTRATIVES

This ………………………………. These
Is + singular noun                      are + plural noun
That ………………………………. Those
e.g. :     This is a dictionary you want.
This dictionary is mine.
Those are thing you want.
Those things are expensive.
Marry wants these books, John wants those books.
Note :   This / that followed by singular noun, these / those by plural noun.
This / these close to the speaker, that / those farther from the speaker.