Question

Which sentence uses the demonstratives correctly?

Answer 1

What are the choices? Also, welcome to OS!

Answer 2

http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/demonstratives/
Should be able to help.

Answer 3

A. I have To get out of these wet clothes before I catch an awful cold.
B. I have To get out of these wet clothes before I catch a awful cold.
C. I have To get out of those wet clothes before I catch a awful cold.
D. I have To get out of those wet clothes before I catch an awful cold.

Answer 4

Well you can rule out B and C. They don't have correct grammar as in "a awful" is wrong.

Answer 5

So which one seems good to you?

Answer 6

That's actually not right. It should be "these" not "those".

Answer 7

A?

Answer 8

Because the clothes are near the speaker, it would be A. If the clothes were far away from the speaker, it would be "those".

Answer 9

A would be right.

Answer 10

Which sentence uses the demonstratives Correctly?

A. Please bring all of these toys over here.
B. The apartment we saw today was better than those we saw yesterday.
C. Everyone does It those days
D. Take One of these books from that pile.