Week of October 10th
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Grammar- These and Those |
This, That, These, Those are called demonstratives and they are used to show the relative distance between the speaker and the noun.
Demonstrative PronounsWe use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near.
Examples:
Examples:
You can also use Demonstrative Pronouns by themselves:
The Demonstrative Adjective needs to agree (= be the same form) as the noun.
Examples of demonstrative adjectives:
Demonstrative PronounsWe use this (singular) and these (plural) to refer to something that is here / near.
Examples:
- This is my car. (singular)
- These are our children. (plural)
Examples:
- That is our house. (singular)
- Those are my shoes. (plural)
You can also use Demonstrative Pronouns by themselves:
- Did you do that?
- I'd like to buy these?
- Which of those would you like?
The Demonstrative Adjective needs to agree (= be the same form) as the noun.
Examples of demonstrative adjectives:
- This party is boring. (singular)
- That city is busy. (singular)
- These chocolates are delicious. (plural)
- Those flowers are beautiful. (plural)
Try the online quiz at www.allthingsgrammar.com/quiz-this-that-these-those.html
Plural Noun Endings
Find out more at www.elementalenglish.com/3-sounds-of-the-plural-s-in-english/
Just like the -ed ending, there are three ways of saying the plural “s” ending in English:
- [s]
- [z]
- [ɪz]
- “cats” [kæts]
- “dogs” [dawgz]
- “cats” [kæts] with an [s].
- “cats” [kæts]
- “dogs” [dawgz] with a [z].
- “dogs” [dawgz]
Questions with Where
10 Questions with “Where”To find a place or thing in an English speaking country use the word “where”:
Here are 10 questions travelers ask:
1. Where is the phone?
2. Where is the bank?
3. Where is the washroom? (also called toilet, bathroom, ladies’ room, mens’ room)
4. Where is the Internet cafe?
5. Where can I get a taxi?
6. Where is the bus stop?
7. Where is the hotel?
8. Where is the doctor’s office? (hospital, walk-in-clinic)
9. Where is the shopping centre?
10. Where can I park? (put the car)
Here are 10 questions travelers ask:
1. Where is the phone?
2. Where is the bank?
3. Where is the washroom? (also called toilet, bathroom, ladies’ room, mens’ room)
4. Where is the Internet cafe?
5. Where can I get a taxi?
6. Where is the bus stop?
7. Where is the hotel?
8. Where is the doctor’s office? (hospital, walk-in-clinic)
9. Where is the shopping centre?
10. Where can I park? (put the car)
Possessives
Check out the website and take a quiz at www.englishgrammar101.com/module-1/nouns/lesson-8/possessive-nouns
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