Fill in the blanks with this, that, these and those.
1. ................................... were the best days of my life.
That and those refer to situations that are over.
2. ………………………. says that he wants to watch a movie.
This cannot be used without a noun when it refers to people.
3. Put …………………….. down – they are dirty.
When this, that, these and those refer to things, they can be used with or without articles.
4. ………………………… is very tasty. Can I have some more?
We use this to talk about people and things which are close to us.
5. Get ……………………….. cat off the piano.
We use that and those to talk about people and things which are away from us.
6. I don’t know what I am doing in ……………………. company.
Here the present continuous verb clearly indicates that we are talking about something that is going on at the moment. We use this and these in these contexts.
7. All the time I worked at …………………….. company I hated it.
That and those refer to situations that are over.
8. You shouldn’t have behaved like ……………………….
That and those refer to situations that are over.
9. A dog’s intelligence is much greater than ………………………..
That and those are often used with a following description to mean ‘the ones’.
10. …………………….. who have not yet registered should do so immediately.
Those who means the people who. These cannot be used with this meaning.
11. It was so cold ………………………… I could see my breath.
We use that in the conjunction so…that.
12. ‘How was the movie?’ ‘Not all ………………………. good.’
Not all that can mean not very.
Answers
1. Those were the best days of my life.
2. This boy says that he wants to watch a movie.
3. Put those / those clothes down – they are dirty.
4. This is very tasty. Can I have some more?
5. Get that cat off the piano.
6. I don’t know what I am doing in this company.
7. All the time I worked at that company I hated it.
8. You shouldn’t have behaved like that.
9. A dog’s intelligence is much greater than that of a cat.
10. Those who have not yet registered should do so immediately.
11. It was so cold that I could see my breath.
12. ‘How was the movie?’ ‘Not all that good.’
