Question

to know your audience before writing?
free response
11 write a sentence where \this\ refers to something very close to you, and explain what it refers to.
12 write a sentence where \that\ refers to something far away, and explain what it refers to.
13 write a sentence using \these\ that clearly shows more than one item nearby.
14 write a sentence using \those\ that clearly shows more than one item far away.

Explanation:

For question 11: We need to create a sentence where "this" refers to a nearby object. For example, "This book on my desk is very interesting." Here, "this" refers to the book on the desk, which is close to me.
For question 12: We need a sentence with "that" referring to something far. For example, "That mountain in the distance looks beautiful." Here, "that" refers to the mountain which is far away.
For question 13: We need a sentence with "these" showing multiple nearby items. For example, "These pens on my table are mine." Here, "these" refers to the multiple pens on the table, which are near.
For question 14: We need a sentence with "those" showing multiple far - away items. For example, "Those birds in the sky are flying south." Here, "those" refers to the multiple birds in the sky, which are far away.

Answer:

1. "This book on my desk is very interesting." ("this" refers to the book on the desk)
2. "That mountain in the distance looks beautiful." ("that" refers to the mountain in the distance)
3. "These pens on my table are mine." ("these" refers to the pens on the table)
4. "Those birds in the sky are flying south." ("those" refers to the birds in the sky)