S. 1 Grammar THIS / THAT, THESE / THOSE

This is a Porsche. That is a Porsche. THIS is used when the thing or the person is NEAR us THAT is used when the thing or the person is not NEAR US Both THIS and THAT mean ONLY ONE

These are roses. Those are roses. THESE is used when the things or people are NEAR us THOSE is used when the things or people are NOT NEAR us Both THESE and THOSE mean MORE THAN ONE

This is a rose These are roses. We use THIS and THESE because the roses are NEAR the person.

That is a rose Those are roses We use THAT and THOSE because the roses are NOT NEAR us

No, it isn’t. It is a rose No, they aren’t. They are roses. Is this a lily? Are these lilies ? Notice the changes in the subjects.

No, it isn’t. It is a rose. No, they aren’t. They are roses. Is that a lily? Are those lilies? Notice the changes in the subjects.