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DEMONSTRATIVES
THIS THESE; THAT THOSE
We use demonstratives to point to something in the situation. This and
these refer to something near the speaker. That and those refer to
things further away. This and that are singular. These and those are
plural.
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We can leave out the noun when the meaning is clear from the context.
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Do you remember the day we met. That day was the one of the best
days in my life.
We use that on speaking on the phone to ask who the other is.
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