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Now, read these sentences.

Near the speaker Far from the speaker

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

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

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

B. Place the words in the correct order to form sentences. Remember to use capital
letters and a full stop in each sentence.

1. are/books/these/my

2. red scarf/this/our/belongs/to/teacher

3. these/your/are/toys

4. houses/those/expensive/very/are

5. are/mangoes/delicious/those

6. very/flowers/these/pretty/are

C. Choose the correct demonstratives from the brackets and complete the sentences.

1. I don’t know why children are shouting. (this/these)

2. is my cousin, Preetika. (This/Those)

3. books on the table are mine. (These/This)

4. Do you remember person we met at the club? (that/those)

5. grow into very tall trees. (These/This)

6. bird likes to eat ants. (Those/That)

7. Did you buy pens from the bookstore? (that/those)

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