plural nouns Demonstratives, a/an / the Oh, let's see. An umbrella, a What are all those camera ... And what's this? things, Lucy?
They're my favourite sweets. The cat food is for Cosmo and the sweets are for me!
o Complete the tables.
this j that, these j those Singular Plural
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This is an apple. The apple is for Lucy.
These are biscuits biscuits are for me. e Read the information.
this / that, these / those a/an
• We use this and these to talk about • We use a I an with singular nouns to talk someone or something that is near to us. about one thing or person. We use this with singular nouns and these • We use a before words that begin with with plural nouns. consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, I, m, n, p, q, This is my friend, Harry. r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z) and an before words These are my cats, Cosmo and Bel/a. that begin with vowels (a, e, i, 0, u): • We use that and those to talk about a magazine a red umbrel/a someone or something that is further an apple an expensive car away. We use that with singular nouns and those with plural nouns. a / an, the and plurals That's my brother over there. • We don't use a I an with plural nouns. Those are his friends, Bob and Tim. a book III 6seeks • In short answers, we use subject pronouns • We can use the with singular and plural (it, they, etc.), not this / that / these / nouns. those. the car III the cars III A: Is that your bag? • We usually use a I an when we talk about B: Yes, it is. III Yes, tfiat is. something for the first time, and the when A: Are those your books? we talk about it again. Compare: B: Yes, they are. III Yes, tfiese arc. This is a sandwich and that's an apple. The sandwich is for you and the apple is for me .
• Write. Singular Plural Singular Plural I this boy these ............... . boys 7 this apple ................. apples 2 that house ................. houses 8 ............. ... plane those planes 3 ................. sweet these sweets 9 that T-shirt ...T-shirts 4 ................. book those books 10 this car ............. cars 5 that tree ................. trees II ................. star these stars b ................. desk these desks 12 ................. umbrella those umbrellas
o Circle the correct answer.
I This / These are the photos from Sarah's 3 9 This / These postcard is for you. birthday party. 2 This / These is my 10 This / Those letters are for Mum. And
brother. 3 This / These is my friend, Pippa I I this / these magazine is for me!
and 4 this / these is her cousin, Jack.
4 12 This / These biscuits are delicious! 2 5 This / These is my bedroom. 13 That / Those sweets are nice, too. But
b That / Those is my computer. And 14 this / these chips aren't very good. And 7 that / these are my computer games. 15 that / those sandwiches are awful!
