Demonstratives Deep Dive

Demonstratives Deep Dive

Read each section carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will help you understand and use demonstratives (this, that, these, those) correctly.

Demonstratives are words that point out specific people, places, things, or ideas. They can function as either demonstrative adjectives (when they modify a noun) or demonstrative pronouns (when they stand alone and replace a noun).

The four main demonstratives are: this, that, these, and those.

Fill in the blank with the correct demonstrative (this, that, these, or those) to complete each sentence. Pay attention to whether the item is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far.

1. Look at   beautiful flowers right here in my hand. (near, plural)

2. Can you hand me   book on the top shelf over there? (far, singular)

3.   is my favorite song playing right now. (near, singular)

4. We saw   amazing stars shining brightly far away last night. (far, plural)

5.   puppy next to me is so cute! (near, singular)

Read each sentence. Identify the demonstrative word and decide if it is used as a demonstrative adjective or a demonstrative pronoun.

6. "This" painting is worth a lot of money.

7. Those are the shoes I want for my birthday.

8. Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use "this" as a demonstrative adjective. In the second sentence, use "this" as a demonstrative pronoun.

9. Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use "those" as a demonstrative adjective. In the second sentence, use "those" as a demonstrative pronoun.

Determine if the following statements about demonstratives are True or False.

10. "These" is used to point out a single item that is far away.

11. A demonstrative pronoun can stand alone in a sentence.