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9 Demonstratives

Warm-up

Fill in the blanks with this, that, these or those.

1. is my balloon.

2. are my balloons.

3. is my pencil.

4. are my toys.

5. is my toy engine.

You have learnt about demonstratives—this, that, these and those.

Let us learn more about them.

Near the speaker Far from the speaker

This is Rishabh’s car. (singular) That is Poorab’s car. (singular)

These are nice shoes. (plural) Those are pretty socks. (plural)

These demonstratives stand alone. They are not followed by a noun.

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