Lesson 43 - Parts of Speech - Adjectives

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Use this or that with kind or sort because both are singular; use these or those with kinds or sorts because both are plural. 

 

Examples:  

this or that kind of stocks

these or those kinds of stocks

this or that sort of people

these or those sorts of people

Instructions: Choose the correct word (this, that, these, those) for each of the blanks in these sentences.

1. _____ sort of computer is much better.

2. Paul bought _____ kind of car.

3. I like _____ sorts of cars better.

4. _____ kinds of problems are hard.

5. What did _____ sorts of shoes cost?

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Answers:

1. This sort of computer is much better.

     - or -

    That sort of computer is much better.

2. Paul bought this kind of car.

     - or -

    Paul bought that kind of car.

3. I like these sorts of cars better.

     - or -

    I like those sorts of cars better.

4. These kinds of problems are hard.

     - or -

    Those kinds of problems are hard.

5. What did these sorts of shoes cost?

     - or -

    What did those sorts of shoes cost?

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