Demonstratives

This, That, These, Those

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this

near + singular · this report

that

not-near + singular · that office

these

near + plural · these reports

those

not-near + plural · those offices

Noun follows = demonstrative determiner. Stands alone = demonstrative pronoun.

¿Cerca o no cerca? ¿Uno o varios?

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Tips

This, That, These, Those

  1. Primero decide distancia contextual: cerca o no cerca. Después decide número: uno o varios. El género del sustantivo español no cambia la forma inglesa.
  2. Si viene un sustantivo —this report— la forma funciona como demonstrative determiner. Si reemplaza la frase nominal —This is ready— funciona como demonstrative pronoun.
  3. Near + singular = this; not-near + singular = that; near + plural = these; not-near + plural = those.