Keys to demonstratives in English: this, that, these, those

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This, that, that… Demonstratives in English can be a headache. Whether it's describing distance or not differentiating between singular and plural, demonstratives can create a bit of a mess when describing the location of a certain object. When you finish this article, all your doubts will be cleared up and you will also know how to distinguish between demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives. Let's go!




Demonstratives in English: this, that, these, those
Demonstratives in English are words that determine the distance or costa rica phone number list at which an object is located within a sentence:

If the object in question is nearby:

This – this, this, this
These – these, these
If the object in question is far away:

That – ese, esa, eso / otro, otra, otra
Those – those, those / those, those
Gender
Using these demonstratives in English can sometimes be confusing, but there is good news: in Spanish, each of the demonstrative pronouns and adjectives has a gender, just like the noun or adjective they accompany. In English, we skip that step, so we only have to think about whether we should use this, these, that and those .

This wall is clean – This wall is clean
That house is white – That house is white
Number
We said that demonstratives in English do not need to agree in gender, but they do in number. We must pay attention to whether we have to use the demonstrative in singular or plural.

Those cars are big – Those cars are big
These apples are red – These apples are red
If you want to expand your vocabulary regarding demonstratives in English, there are other demonstrative pronouns that you can use: