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This, that, these, those

Nouns and articlesRule 6 of 10

The rule

Match the word to distance and number. "This" and "these" point to things near you; "that" and "those" to things farther away. "This/that" go with singular nouns, "these/those" with plurals: "this book", "these books".

Wrong and right

  1. Wrong Look at this shoes. Are they new?

    Right Look at these shoes. Are they new?

  2. Wrong These book is mine.

    Right This book is mine.

  3. Wrong This days I mostly work from home.

    Right These days I mostly work from home.

  4. Wrong Can you pass me those folder next to you?

    Right Can you pass me that folder next to you?

  5. Wrong Those kind of errors are easy to fix.

    Right Those kinds of errors are easy to fix.