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    This document provides guidelines for using demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in English. It explains that "this" and "these" indicate proximity while "that" and "those" indicate distance in terms of space, time, or sentence structure. It also discusses the rules for using possessive structures with demonstrative pronouns, noting that "that of" or "those of" should be used to indicate attribution while the possessive "'s" is more common in spoken English.

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    This document provides guidelines for using demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in English. It explains that "this" and "these" indicate proximity while "that" and "those" indicate distance in terms of space, time, or sentence structure. It also discusses the rules for using possessive structures with demonstrative pronouns, noting that "that of" or "those of" should be used to indicate attribution while the possessive "'s" is more common in spoken English.

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    This document provides guidelines for using demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in English. It explains that "this" and "these" indicate proximity while "that" and "those" indicate distance in terms of space, time, or sentence structure. It also discusses the rules for using possessive structures with demonstrative pronouns, noting that "that of" or "those of" should be used to indicate attribution while the possessive "'s" is more common in spoken English.

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    This These That Those

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    This document provides guidelines for using demonstrative adjectives and pronouns in English. It explains that "this" and "these" indicate proximity while "that" and "those" indicate distance in terms of space, time, or sentence structure. It also discusses the rules for using possessive structures with demonstrative pronouns, noting that "that of" or "those of" should be used to indicate attribution while the possessive "'s" is more common in spoken English.

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    The general rules:

    Demonstrative adjectives: Demonstrative adjectives, this (and these) indicate proximity, that (and those) indicate distance. Proximity and distance are defined in terms of space, time, sequence or sentence structure. Example: This book is mine, that book is yours. One is sometimes used as a pro-form, to avoid repeating a noun. This book is mine, that one is yours or even (if the context makes it quite clear what is being referred to) This one is mine, that one is yours.

    Demonstrative pronouns: This (these) and that (those) can also be used as demonstrative pronouns: This is mine, that is yours. The same values of proximity and distance apply as for adjectives. When the expressions are modified by a prepositional phrase, this and that tend to be replaced by the one (or by this one, that one) when referring to a count noun: Look at those paintings: I prefer the ones on the left. This book is mine, but the one (that one) on the table is yours. We cannot say: This book is mine, but that on the table is yours. With non-count nouns, one is never used.

    Possessive structures: the demonstrative pronoun followed by "of" First note this important rule: This and these are never followed by of: for example, we can not say: My apple was ripe, this of my sister was not.

    In possessive structures, usage depends whether we are dealing with attribution or possession:
    With attribution The only normal structure with demonstrative pronouns is to use that of or those of: His reputation was bigger than that of Elvis. While Japans development was rapid, that of Singapore was even faster. The title of his first book was Blue Waves, that of the second was Deep Oceans.

    With possession: The most common structure, particularly in spoken English, is to use .....s (one(s)). For example: My books are new, Johns (ones) are old. Not: My books are new, those of John are old Our shirts are white: the other teams ones are red. That of / those of tend to be only used in formal contexts, particularly written English: The first tourist's papers were in order, but those of the remaining tourists were not.

    This/These
    Type This or These in the boxes below.

    1. _______ pencil is not good. 2. _______ is Michelle's pen. 3. _______ computer is expensive. 4. _______ girls are from my college. 5. _______ bikes are mountain bikes. 6. _______ is my newspaper. 7. _______ shoes are too big. 8. _______ book is very interesting. 9. _______ house is the biggest in the street. 10._______ potatoes aren't cooked.

    Type That or Those in the boxes below.

    That/Those

    1. _______ desk is mine. 2. _______ is a good answer. 3. _______ questions are too difficult. 4. _______ isn't a nice thing to say. 5. _______ dogs bark all day. 6. _______ dress is short. 7. _______ birds sing in that tree every morning. 8. _______ letter is for Jill. 9. _______ windows are open. 10. _______ cars go fast.

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