What is one of the SINGULAR demonstrative pronouns?
THIS or THAT
What is one of the PLURAL demonstrative pronouns?
THESE or THOSE
What verb do we use with PLURAL nouns and demonstrative pronouns? IS or ARE?
ARE
What verb do we use with SINGULAR nouns and demonstrative pronouns? IS or ARE?
IS
True or False: These is a SINGULAR demonstrative pronoun.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE: This is a SINGULAR demonstrative pronoun.
TRUE or FALSE: That is a PLURAL demonstrative pronoun.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Those is a PLURAL demonstrative pronoun.
TRUE
Is this sentence correct?
Those is desks.
No.
Those are desks.
Is this sentence correct?
These is books.
No.
These are books.
Is this sentence correct?
That are pencils.
No.
That is a pencil.
Is this sentence correct?
Those are red pens.
Yes.
_________ are cats. (FAR)
Those
________ are yellow pencils. (NEAR)
These
_________ are pens. (FAR)
THOSE
__________ is a pig. (FAR)
THAT
What verb do we use with this, that, these, those?
TO BE or IS/ARE
TRUE or FALSE: LOCATION of the noun (thing) is important when using a demonstrative pronoun.
True
CREATE a sentence with THESE and MY FRIENDS.
Create a sentence with THIS and MY NEW PUPPY.