those

those — determiner

1. the plural form of 'that' — used to point to people, things, or ideas that are n

1.限定詞A1
釋義

the plural form of 'that' — used to point to people, things, or ideas that are not near the speaker, or that the speaker and listener already know about

例句

Those apples on the table look very fresh and sweet.

determiner + noun + location phrase

Bao put those toys back in the box after playing with them.

反義詞
  • these

    'these' points to things that are near the speaker, while 'those' points to things that are further away

文法句型

those + noun

those who ...

those + prepositional phrase

用法筆記

As a determiner, 'those' comes before a noun (those books). As a pronoun, it stands alone as the subject or object of a sentence (Those are mine; I want those).

常見錯誤

❌Those pen is on the table.
✅Those pens are on the table.
💡'those' is plural and must be used with a plural noun and verb.
❌I like this shoes.' (pointing to shoes far away)
✅I like those shoes.
💡use 'those' for things that are far from you, not 'this' or 'these'.