Use of pronoun ‘those’

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The pronoun 'those' is used to tell something about the far and plural noun.

Formation of a sentence

Formation of this sentence is as;

  • Those + are/ were + other words
  • Those + subject + are/ were + other words

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look.

Pointing to the object far from us, we can say-

  1. Those oranges are fresh.
  2. Those were writing papers and pencils. 
  3. Those are automatic calculators.
  4. Those were garlands of flowers.
  5. Those children are mischievous.
  6. Those mountains were very steep.
  7. Those huts are at the bank of the river.
  8. Those were the books I needed.
  9. Those are my phones.
  10. Those were your watercolour bottles.
  11. Those were selected oil paintings.
  12. Those trees are in the mountains.
  13. Those students are serious about their studies.
  14. Those cycles are useful for handicaps.
  15. Those insects were very small.
  16. Those women are trained nurses.
  17. Those are her documents.
  18. Those books are available in a library.
  19. Those were damaged pieces of a blanket. 
  20. Those designs were very attractive.
  21. Those are the computers of my son.
  22. Those are the assets of the company.
  23. Those chairs are very expensive.
  24. Those students are in the sixth standard.
  25. Those dresses are for ICSE students.
  26. Those wallets are of leather.
  27. Those bags were blue in colour.
  28. Those utensils were clean.
  29. Those are computer accessories.
  30. Those girls were beautiful.

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