Demonstratives: This โ€“ That โ€“ These -Those

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๐Ÿ‘ Demonstratives: This โ€“ That โ€“ These -Those

We call This, That, These, Those demonstratives and they are used to show the relative distance between the speaker and the noun.

๐Ÿ‘ Demonstrative Pronouns
We use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near.
We use that (singular) and those (plural) to refer to something that is there / far.

๐Ÿ‘ Examples:
This is my pen. (singular)
These are our kids. (plural)
That is our father. (singular)
Those are my pens. (plural)

๐Ÿ‘ Examples of demonstrative adjectives:
This job is boring. (singular)
That book is interesting. (singular)
These apples are delicious. (plural)
Those students are friendly. (plural)

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