Demonstrative Pronouns - This/That/These/Those

• What is this? (close)


  It's a watch.
• What are those? (not close)


  They're bags.
• What are these? (close)


  They're books.
• What is that? (not close)


  It's a laptop.
• This / These is my bag.

  This is my bag
• This / These are Diego's keys.

  These are Diego's keys.
• This / These is Olivia's purse.

  This is Olivia's purse.
• That / Those are my books

  Those are my books.
• This / These are my pencils.

  These are my pencils.
• That / Those is Anna's sandwich.

  That is Anna's sandwich.
• Those / That is Malik's phone.

  That is Malik's phone.
• This is my book.

  These are my books.
• That is his apple.

  Those are his apples.
• That is her pen.


  Those are her pens.
• That is my ring.


  Those are my rings.
• This is our key

  These are our keys.
• That is my brother.

  Those are my brothers.
• This is my pencil.

  These are my pencils.
• Use this and these to talk about things NEAR US. Use this for one thing and these for more than one.
• Use that and those to talk about things FAR AWAY. Use that for one thing and those for more than one.
• This / These are my trousers.

  These are my trousers
• Hi, Chris. This / That is my friend Jona.

  Hi, Jona. Nice to meet you.


  Hi, Chris. This is my friend Jona.
• Look at these / those birds in the sky.

  Look at those birds in the sky.
• What are those / that?

  They are my books

  What are those?
• Is that / those hotel nice?

  Is that hotel nice?
• Are this / these your friends?

  Are these your friends?
• Who is this / that man over there?

  Who is that man over there?
• Isn't these / this your friend Erik?

  Isn't this your friend Erik?
• Why are those / these boxes here?

  Why are these boxes here?
• These / that are my glasses.

  These are my glasses.