2017-11-08 Grammar: demonstratives intro

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 320 exercise 7
1 the
2 a (“she’s gone out to find one” means she doesn’t already know which dress)
3 A (“I think it was your English teacher” means I’m not sure, and it means you have more than one teacher. If we both know which one, it would be “the”.)
4 the (“Do you give musicians nice tips?” is fine as a generic question about tipping habits.)
5 some / a / - / (maybe “the”, if you already know there’s another kind of beverage available)
6 the
7 some / -
8 a / the (“the” is okay if we both already knew about the card)
9 a The (“a” would mean Dora works at multiple banks)
  b a
  c a
  d a (If this is the first mention of the police.) / the (If we already both know there was a cop.)
  e The
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p. 321 - Some notes about using articles in conversations and stories.
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DO NOT use “the” after “there is” or “there are” (or in other tenses)
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Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
	(and personal pronouns, especially “it”)
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this: here singular
that: there singular
these: here plural
those: there plural
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p. 333 “step 4” - Complete the first part of the conversation with “this”, “that”, or “it” in each blank.
Then decide the next things each person says in the conversation.
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Just like with articles, sometimes two or three answers are grammatical, but they have different meanings.
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p. 334 explains the general use of demonstratives, 335 talks about some conversational uses
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Homework: p. 335-336 exercise 1 - Complete the sentences with demonstratives, articles, or pronouns