Determiners (This/That/These/Those)

THIS THAT THESE THOSE

DEMOSTRATIVES

THIS

Refers to a singular (1) person, place, thing, or animal that is near/close the person talking .

This is a robot.

THESE

Refers to a plural (+1) person, place, thing, or animal that is near/close the person talking.

These are robots.

THAT

Refers to a plural (+1) person, place, thing, or animal that is far from the person talking .

That is a robot.

THOSE

Refers to a plural (+1) person, place, thing, or animal that is far from the person talking.

Those are robots.

How can we use them?

Demonstrative + Verb

Demonstrative + Noun

• This book is interesting.

• These books are interesting.

• That book is interesting.

• Those books are interesting..

• This is my book.

• These are my books.

• That is my book.

• Those are my books.

Negative Sentences

Questions

This is NOT your bag. These pens are NOT blue.

Is this your bag? Is that pen blue?

It is not important if we have determiner + verb or determiner + noun; we change the order of the Subject (who/ what are we talking about) and the verb "be".

It is not important if we have determiner + verb or determiner + noun; we use the verb "be" + NOT.

THERE IS THERE ARE

There is / There are

In most sentences, the noun comes before the verb. But in sentences that begin with there is and there are, the noun comes later. A cat is on the bed. There is a cat on the bed.

There is / There are

We use:

There is + singular noun There are + plural noun

1 person, thing, or animal +1 person, thing, or animal

There is a sofa in the living room. There are plants in the living room.

Negative Sentences & Questions

There is + NOT + singular noun (1)There are + NOT + plural noun (+1) Is + there + singular noun (1)? Are + there + plural noun (+1)?

There is not a cat on the bed. There are not six plant in the living room. Is there a cat on the bed? Are there plants in the living room?