Quick Answer Use my to show that something belongs to you — your own things. Say my book, my car, my name. Example: My name is Sara. (The name belongs to me.) MY in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how my works: When to Use MY Use my before…
Quick Answer Use those for more than one thing that is far from you — birds in the sky, cars across the street, books on the highest shelf. Example: Those mountains are tall. (The mountains in the distance.) THOSE in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how those works: When…
Quick Answer Use these for more than one thing that is near you — two or more shoes on your feet, several books in your bag, all the apples on your desk. Example: These shoes are new. (The shoes I am wearing.) THESE in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at…
Quick Answer Use that for one thing that is far from you — across the room, across the street, anywhere you cannot reach without walking. Example: That car is red. (The car is across the street, not here.) THAT in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how that works: When…
Quick Answer Use this for one thing that is near you — close enough to touch or point to without stretching. “This book” is the book in your hand. Example: This is my phone. (The phone is here, in my hand.) THIS in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how…
Quick Answer Use behind when something is at the back of something else — the garden behind the house, the person behind you in a queue, the moon behind the cloud. Example: The garden is behind the house. BEHIND in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how behind works: When…
Quick Answer Use between when one thing is in the middle of two other things — the bank is between the shop and the cafe, you sit between two friends. Example: The school is between the park and the library. BETWEEN in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how between…
Quick Answer Use next to when two things are side by side — the bank and the shop, two people, two buildings. It is the same as \”beside,\” but \”next to\” is more common in everyday English. Example: The bank is next to the shop. NEXT TO in Action — See the Pattern Read these…
Quick Answer Use under when something is below something else — a chair, a table, a bed. The thing on top is higher; the thing under is lower. Example: The cat is under the chair. UNDER in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how under works: When to Use UNDER…
Quick Answer Use on when something touches the top of a surface — a table, a floor, a wall, a shelf. If it is sitting on top of something, you say on. Example: The cup is on the table. ON in Action — See the Pattern Read these three sentences. Look at how on works:…
