Grammar Rules · This, that, these, those
This, that, these, those.
Match the word to distance and number. "This" and "these" point to things near you; "that" and "those" to things farther away. "This/that" go with singular nouns, "these/those" with plurals: "this book", "these books".
Wrong → right
| Common mistake | Corrected |
|---|---|
| Look at this shoes. Are they new? | Look at these shoes. Are they new? |
| These book is mine. | This book is mine. |
| This days I mostly work from home. | These days I mostly work from home. |
| Can you pass me those folder next to you? | Can you pass me that folder next to you? |
| Those kind of errors are easy to fix. | Those kinds of errors are easy to fix. |
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