Lesson Five
this / that / these / those
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This
A thing or a person is
close
This = singular
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That
A thing or a person is
far
That = singular
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These
Things or people are
close
These = plural
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Those
Things or people are
far
Those = plural
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Close = x…y
This
pencil in my hand is yellow.
These
pencils are not very sharp.
Far = x…………………………y
That car across the street is red.
Those cars in the parking lot are blue.
 
 
Take these stairs to get to those buildings.
That blue building in the
middle of this picture is very tall.
The video below might help:
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“That” is often contracted with the singular form of the verb “be”
That is a window. = That’s a window.
That is my friend, Tom. = That’s my friend, Tom.
“That’s” usually sounds much better than to say, “That is.”
“That” can’t be contracted in the plural form: That’re (no!)
This, these, and those can’t take contractions.
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Next: Lesson Six
using “there”
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