Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Topic 16



Topic 16               Review on Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns  ------- this / that/ these / those ----------refer to something specific.
     ‘This / That ’  refers to anything Singular in number.
     ‘These / Those ’ refers to anything Plural in number.

Anything Singular in number near to us, we use ‘this’; far from us, we use ‘that’.
Anything Plural in number near to us, we use ‘these’; far from us, we use ‘those’.
                      Singular                     Plural
                        this                         these               (near / here)
                        that                        those                (far / there)

     [This / That ] singular verb ---------------------      (Pronoun)                                   
     [These / Those] plural verb  --------------------      (Pronoun)

‘This /That /These /Those’ are used in place of the subject.  They are pronouns.
      [This] is a laptop.  [That] is a digital camera.   
      [These] are mice.  [Those] are hamsters.

‘This /That’ as a subject can be replaced by the pronoun ‘it’.
‘These / Those’ as a subject can be replaced by the pronoun ‘they’.
           it      =  this / that
           they  =  these / those

A Singular Subject ‘[This /That]’ is followed by a Singular Verb.  
A Plural Subject ‘[These / Those]’ is followed by a Plural Verb.

* A Singular Verb -----   (is / was )
                                   (F1 + s / es ------ Simple Present Tense)
* A Plural Verb ---------  (are / were)
                                   F1 ------  Simple Present Tense)
*(A root verb is the original form of verb (F1) without any suffix.)

     [This / That Singular Noun]  Singular Verb ------------  (attributive adj)
     [These / Those Plural Noun] Plural Verb ---------------  (attributive adj)
     [This guitar] is expensive.  [That compact disk] is cheap.           
     [These puppies] are lovely.  [Those kittens] are noisy.        
   (‘This /That /These /Those’ are used as attributive adjectives as they are
    placed before a noun, so they act as adjectives.)                    (53)

Topic 16              Review on Demonstrative Pronouns                      
Exercise 91
Fill in the blanks with ‘This / That / These / Those’.
1.  _________ is an alarm clock.                                           (far)
2.  _________ are stamp albums.                                         (near)
3.  _________ are geese.                                                     (here)
4.  _________ is a panda.                                                    (there)
5.  _________ are parakeets.                                                (far)
6.  _________ is a well.                                                        (near)
7.  _________ is a goat.                                                       (there)
8.  _________ are buttons.                                                   (here)
9.  _________  is a needle.                                                    (here)
10.  _________ are potatoes.                                                 (there)

Exercise 92
Fill in the blanks with ‘This / That / These /Those’.
1.  __________are bulls.                                                        (there)
2.  __________is a jeep.                                                        (far)
3.  __________is a scooter.                                                    (near)
4.  __________are lorries.                                                       (here)
5.  __________is a truck.                                                        (here)
6.  __________are taxis.                                                         (there)
7.  __________is a hammock.                                                  (near)
8.  __________ are building blocks.                                           (far)
9.  __________ is a bus.                                                         (there)
10.  _________ are vans.                                                        (here)

Exercise 93
Fill in the blanks with ‘This / That / These / Those’.
1.  __________ ring is very special.                                          (here)
2.  __________ hats are lovely.                                               (there)
3.  __________bowl is mine.                                                   (far)
4.  __________ umbrella is colourful.                                       (near)
5.  __________ belts are made of leather.                                (here)
6.  __________ shirts are blue in colour.                                   (far)
7.  __________  blouse is beautiful.                                         (there)
8.  __________ skirts are long.                                                (near)
9.  __________ socks are dirty.                                                (far)
10. __________ tie belongs to my brother.                                (near)
  
                                                                                              (54)
Exercise 94                                                                                    
Fill in the blanks with ‘This / That / These / Those’.
1.  __________ pots are big.                                                        (far)
2.  __________ dining table is round in shape.                            (here)
3.  __________ rack needs wiping.                                             (there)
4.  __________ spoons are made of stainless steel.                       (far)
5.  __________ refrigerator is new.                                              (near)
6.  ___________ plates are made of glass.                                   (here)
7.  ___________ stove is very unique.                                         (there)
8.  ___________ forks are clean.                                                 (here)
9.  ___________ mugs are made of clay.                                      (near)
10. __________ oven is very good and useful.                               (far)

Exercise 95
Answer the following questions.
1.  What are those?      (turkeys)
     _________________________________________________________
2.  What is this?            (pig)
     _________________________________________________________
3.  What is that?           (lamb)
     _________________________________________________________
4.  What are those?       (pigeons)
     _________________________________________________________
5.  What are these?       (peacocks)
     _________________________________________________________
6.  What is that?           (tortoise)
     _________________________________________________________

Exercise 96
Answer the following questions.
1.  What are these?      (door-knobs)
     __________________________________________________________
2.  What are those?     (nuts)
     __________________________________________________________
3.  What is this?          (bolt)
     __________________________________________________________
4.  What is that?         (hinge)
     __________________________________________________________
5.  What is this?          (screw)
     __________________________________________________________
6.  What are these?     (screw-drivers)
     __________________________________________________________
                                                                                        (55) 

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