This (thesej/that (those)/such/jhe same
| Singular | Plural |
| this that | these those |
Both this and that can be applied to persons or things:
□ "I like that fellow," - he said to his brother.
□ Other people were anxious to get this soap at this price. The pronoun same is always used with the definite article:
□ Martin's Sunday was the same as before.
□ We were in the same class.
EXERCISES
Ex. 17. (A, B) Insert this, that, these, those or it.
1. All______ is very interesting. 2._______ will do. 3. None of_______ present expressed
any surprise on hearing_______ . 4. Try one of________ . 5. What is this? -_______ is a
computer. 6.________ are the TV sets of the latest type. 7. Suddenly I felt something soft
and warm on my knees.______ was a cat. 8. Who were you talking with? -_________ was
a friend of mine.
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Ex. 18. (В, С) Substitute that or those for the repeated noun.
Model: There are no richer art museums in this country than the museums of St.-Petersburg. There are no richer art museums in this country than those of St.-Petersburg.
1. The pictures painted by Rembrandt can't be compared to the pictures painted by Rubens.
2. The language in this textbook is easier than the language in the original novels. 4. The invisible riches lying in the Urals may be still greater than the riches discovered. 5. The stories written by O'Henry are as full of life as the stories written by Mark Twain. 6. Natural sugar is of higher quality than the sugar produced artificially.
Ex. 19. (B) Use one of the demonstrative pronouns in the following sentences.
1._____ is cooking oil,I always buy_____ one. 2. She gave me the_____ present as a year
before. 3. What do you want me to do with_____ thing? 4. He was one of_____ men whom
women all like. 5. Do you see_____ bushes on the other side of the river? 6. Let us leave
____ subject. 7. He continued to frequent the_______ cafe as when he had stayed at the
hotel. 8.1 believe you but there are____ who wouldn't. 9._____ is what I thought last year.
10._____ is life. 11._____ is what I want you to do. 12. I have divided the books into two
piles.____ are to be kept._____ are to be sold. 13. Our house was next to_____ of June's.
Ex. 20. (B) Translate into English paying attention to the use of personal and demonstrative pronouns as the subject.
1. Чьи это брюки? - Это мои брюки. 2. Я принес вам важные новости. Это самые последние новости. 3. Кто-то постучал в дверь. Это был мой сосед. 4. Куда вы положили деньги? - Они в кошельке, на полке. 5. Вы помните его? Какой это был мужественный человек! 6. Это были самые красивые розы, какие я когда-либо видел. 7. У нее прекрасные волосы. Они длинные и волнистые. 8. Что с вашими часами? -Они отстают на 5 минут. 9. Посмотрите, кто это? - Это один из наших студентов. 10. Я где-то видел этого человека. - Это один из наших спортсменов. - Да, теперь я узнаю, это он. 11. Кто там? - Откройте, это я. 12. Какие эти цветы чудесные! 13. Достаточно, можете прекратить работу.
1.4 INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS