Question

peculiar pronouns
the demonstrative pronouns this and these refer to a thing or things close by.
the demonstrative pronouns that and those refer to a thing or things far away.
this that these those
pick a pronoun from the word - bank above to replace each underlined phrase.
write the pronoun after the sentence.

1. the candy i am holding is the candy for the carnival. ____________
2. the costume at the store is the costume i want to wear. ____________
3. the book on the shelf is the book about the moon.
4. the kitten in my lap is my favorite kitten. ____________
5. the cookies over on the counter are for the party.____________
6. the candy bags in the basket will be given to the children.
7. all of the games on this list are the games we will play. ____________
8. the books i am holding are books about halloween. ____________
9. the house on the hill is the house with the best candy.
10. the mask on the table is the mask my brother will wear.
11. the spiders on the window are fuzzy spiders. ____________
12. the pumpkins on the porch are the pumpkins that we carved.
13. i don’t want to wear the costume that i have on. ____________
14. the scarecrow in the field is a funny scarecrow. ____________
15. tonight is a spooky night. ____________

pick a pronoun from the word - bank above and use in your own sentence. circle the pronoun.

Explanation:

Demonstrative pronouns 'this' and 'these' are used for nearby things, while 'that' and 'those' are for things far away. We identify the proximity of the things in each sentence to pick the correct pronoun.

Answer:

1. this
2. that
3. that
4. this
5. those
6. these
7. these
8. these
9. that
10. that
11. those
12. these
13. this
14. that
15. this