Fill in the blanks.
1Can you solve ............... problems?
Wrong!
Use "these" before the plural noun "problems" when referring to more than one nearby thing.
2I would like to buy those ...............
Wrong!
Use the plural noun "shirts" after "those" because it refers to more than one shirt.
3I have not been to ............... places.
Wrong!
Use "those" before the plural noun "places" when referring to more than one distant thing.
4............... mangoes were very sweet.
Wrong!
Use "Those" before the plural noun "mangoes" when referring to more than one distant thing.
5I will buy ............... shirts.
Wrong!
Use "those" before the plural noun "shirts" when referring to more than one distant thing.
6Look at those ...............
Wrong!
Use the plural noun "paintings" after "those" because it refers to more than one painting.
7Who planted ............... trees?
Wrong!
Use "those" before the plural noun "trees" when referring to more than one distant thing.
8You can take ............... books.
Wrong!
Use "those" before the plural noun "books" when referring to more than one distant thing.
9I have to clean ............... windows.
Wrong!
Use "those" before the plural noun "windows" when referring to more than one distant thing.
10............... dresses have shrunk.
Wrong!
Use "These" before the plural noun "dresses" when referring to more than one nearby thing.
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- Can you solve these problems?
- I would like to buy those shirts.
- I have not been to those places.
- Those mangoes were very sweet.
- I will buy those shirts.
- Look at those paintings.
- Who planted those trees?
- You can take those books.
- I have to clean those windows.
- These dresses have shrunk.