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--description--

People often refer to items around them using this, that, these, and those.

Your task is to identify the correct demonstrative pronouns to complete the sentences. Pay attention to the context, which will give you clues about proximity and number.

--instructions--

Fill in the blanks with This, That, These, and Those.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

BLANK is the computer right next to me. BLANK printer across the room is broken. BLANK are the chairs around the nearby table. BLANK files in the distant cabinet are archived.

--blanks--

This

--feedback--

The computer is singular and right next to the speaker, indicating immediacy.


That

--feedback--

Printer is singular, but it's across the room, indicating it's farther away.


These

--feedback--

Chairs are plural and located around a nearby table, indicating closeness.


Those

--feedback--

Files are plural, and they're in a distant cabinet, showing they're not close.