四、指示代词
指示代词是表示“这个”、“那个”、“这些”“那些”等指人或事物的代词。有this,that,these,those.“this,that”指代或修饰单数名词,“these,those”指代或修饰复数名词。
(一)指示代词有单数和复数两种形式。
this/that是单数,后面接动词的单数形式。
This is a picture. This picture is nice.这是图片,这张图片很漂亮。
That is a school. That school is very big.那是学校,那所学校很大。
Did you know that ?那个你知道吗?
these/those是复数,后面接动词的复数形式。
These are apples. These red apples are sweet.这些是苹果。这些红苹果是甜的。
Those are oranges. Those green oranges are sour.那是橘子。那些青的橘子是酸的。
(二)指示代词this,these是指离自己比较近的人或物,that,those 是指离自己较远的人或物。
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(三)that指已经发生的事情或说过的话。
1.—I'm sorry.I'm late.抱歉,我迟到了。
— That's all right.没关系。
2.—I'm going to visit Shanghai Museum next week.我下周要去上海博物馆参观。
— That's nice!太好了!
(四)This is ...(介绍用语)这是……
Hello! This is my sister.Her name is May.你好!这是我的妹妹,她叫梅。
Tips:
我们在打电话时,通常用This is ...或Is that ...?
Hello, this is Tom.你好!这是汤姆。(指打电话的人)
Is that Mark's mother?你是马克的妈妈吗?(指接电话的人)
Exercises
3.7 Read and complete (选择括号内的单词完成句子)
1.This bicycle is fast,but ____ bicycle is slow.(this,that)
2.____ picture is ugly,but that picture is nice.(This,That)
3.I'm sorry I'm late.____ all right.(That,That's)
4.—Tom,____ is May.—Hello,May.(This,That)
5.—____ flowers are for you.—Thank you.(This,These)
6.—Are ____ your keys?—Yes.(that,those)
7.Look at ____ shoes.I love them!(this,these)
8.—Who are ____ people?
—Sorry,I don't know.(that,those)
3.8 Think and write (看单词,写句子)
1.those cows.are Those are cows.
2.eggs?are these duck ________
3.is his this boat. ________
4.horses.are their these ________
5.Ted's that spaceship?is ________
6.are these?what ________
7.are lambs.these little ________
8.those not goats are ours. ________