Determiners: This : That : These : Those
Rule: “This” is used for one person, place, or thing that is near (close to us).
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ: “This” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Examples: i. this apple → āĻāĻ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻā§, ii. this room → āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻžāĻā§, iii. this book → āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻ¨
Example Sentence: This is my pen. : āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻŽā§ā§° āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĨ¤
2. That
Rule: “That” is used for one person, place, or thing that is far (away from us).
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ: “That” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Examples: i. that car → āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨, ii. that house → āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻā§, iii. that tree → āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻā§
Example Sentence: That is a big tree. : āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° āĻāĻāĨ¤
3. These
Rule: “These” is used for two or more people, places, or things that are near.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ: “These” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Examples: i. these flowers → āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§ā§°, ii. these keys → āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§ā§°, iii. these books → āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŦā§ā§°
Example Sentence: These are my friends. : āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŽā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĨ¤
4. Those
Rule: “Those” is used for two or more people, places, or things that are far.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽ: “Those” āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¯āĻŋāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Examples: i. those shoes → āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž-āĻŦā§ā§°, ii. those mountains → āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻŦā§ā§°, iii. those houses → āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŦā§ā§°
Example Sentence: Those are beautiful mountains. : āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĨ¤
Important Point
- This / That = Singular (one) : This / That = āĻāĻāĻŦāĻāĻ¨ (āĻāĻāĻž)
- These / Those = Plural (more than one) : These / Those = āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ (āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ)
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20 MCQs on Determiners (This / That / These / Those)
1. ______ apple is very sweet. : āĻāĻ āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻā§ āĻŦā§° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻžāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: A) This
Explanation: “This” is used for one thing near us. : “This” āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
2. ______ car over there is very expensive. : āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: B) That
Explanation: “That” is used for one thing far away. : “That” āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
3. ______ flowers are beautiful. : āĻāĻ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§ā§° āĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: C) These
Explanation: “These” is used for plural things near us. : “These” āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
4. ______ mountains are very high. : āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĒā§°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: D) Those
Explanation: “Those” is used for plural things far away. : “Those” āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
5. ______ book in my hand is interesting. : āĻŽā§ā§° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻšāĻāĻ¨āĻāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: A) This
Explanation: The book is near (in hand) and singular. : āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĨ¤
6. ______ house across the road is mine. : ā§°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžā§° āĻāĻĒāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§°āĻā§ āĻŽā§ā§°āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: B) That
Explanation: The house is far from the speaker. : āĻā§°āĻā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
7. ______ pens on the table are mine. : āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŽā§ā§°āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: C) These
Explanation: Pens = plural and near. : āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
8. ______ stars in the sky look beautiful. : āĻāĻāĻžāĻļāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: D) Those
Explanation: Stars are plural and far away. : āĻ¤ā§°āĻžāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
9. ______ boy standing here is my brother. : āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻ˛’ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻŽā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: A) This
Explanation: Boy is near and singular. : āĻ˛’ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĨ¤
10. ______ girl over there is my friend. : āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻŽā§ā§° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: B) That
Explanation: Girl is far away and singular. : āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĨ¤
11. ______ books are very useful. : āĻāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĒāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: C) These
Explanation: Books = plural and near. : āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻĒāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
12. ______ buildings are very tall. : āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: D) Those
Explanation: Buildings = plural and far. : āĻā§°āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
13. ______ pen is blue. : āĻāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: A) This
Explanation: Pen is singular and near. : āĻāĻ˛āĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
14. ______ dog near the gate is barking. : āĻā§āĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: A) This
Explanation: Dog is near and singular. : āĻā§āĻā§ā§°āĻā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĨ¤
15. ______ river looks beautiful from here. : āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ§ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: B) That
Explanation: River is far away. : āĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
16. ______ chairs in this room are new. : āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻŦā§ā§° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: C) These
Explanation: Chairs = plural and near. : āĻāĻā§āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
17. ______ trees in the forest are very tall. : āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: D) Those
Explanation: Trees = plural and far. : āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
18. ______ bag is mine. : āĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻŽā§ā§°āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: A) This
Explanation: Bag is near and singular. : āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤
19. ______ shop at the corner is closed.: āĻā§°ā§āĻŖāĻžā§°āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: B) That
Explanation: Shop is far from speaker. : āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻĻā§ā§°āĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
20. ______ apples on the table are fresh. : āĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻ¤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§ā§° āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
A) This | B) That | C) These | D) Those
Ans: C) These
Explanation: Apples = plural and near. : āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§°āĻ¤āĨ¤