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“THIS” AND “THAT” AS PRONOUNS “THESE” AND “THOSE” AS PRONOUNS
“This” and “that” can replace “These” and “those” can
singular nouns in a sentence. replace plural nouns in a
They point out a specific thing. sentence. “These” is used for
“This” is used for something things close by or current.
close, and “that” is used for The dog is close to you. “Those” is used for things
something farther away. farther away or in the past.
“These” is the “Those” is the
plural of “this.” plural of “that.”
The dog is farther away from you.
"These” and “those” are also “Those” things
used for contrast. “These” belong to
“This” can also be used for things belong to one person. another person.
something current or present,
and “that” can be used for
something absent or in the past. “This” means the party is happening now.
“That” means the party has already happened.
FURTHER EXAMPLES
FURTHER EXAMPLES
SUBSTITUTING WITH “THAT” AND “THOSE”
“That” and “those” can be used in place of a
noun phrase to mean “the one” or “the ones.”
“That” refers to “policy.”
“Those who” means
"people who."
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