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Unit
74 ; this/ that/ these/ those
this (sin g u la r) these (p lu ra l) that (sin g u la r)
those (p lu ra l)
this picture
(= this picture h ere)
these flowers
(= these flowers h ere)
that
those
that picture
(= that picture t h ere)
those people
(= those people th ere)
W e use this/ that/ these/ those w ith a noun (this picture / those girls et c) or w it h o u t a noun:
O This hotel is expensive, but it's very nice.
O 'Who's that girl?' 'I don't know.'
w ith a n ou n
O Do you like these shoes? I bought them last week.
O Those apples look nice. Can I have one?
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This is a nice hotel, but it's very expensive.
'Excuse me, is this yo ur bag?' 'Oh yes, thank you.'
Who's that? (= W h o is that person?)
W hich shoes do you prefer - these or those?
w it h o u t a n ou n
B f c that = som ething that h as h a p p en ed :
O Tm sorry I forgot to p ho ne you.'
'That's all right.'
O That was a really nice meal. Thank you very m uch.
that = w hat so m eb o d y h as ju st sa id :
O 'You're a teacher, aren't you?' 'Yes, that's right.'
O 'M artin has a new job.' 'Really? I didn't know that.'
G Tm going on holiday next week.' 'Oh, that's nice.'
W e use this is ... and is t h a t ... ? on the phone:
O Hi Sarah, this is David.
(this = the speaker)
O Is that Sarah?
(that = the other person)
D AVID
W e use this is ... to introduce people:
O a: Ben, this is Chris.
b: Hello, Chris - nice to m eet you.
c: Hi.
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