The Grammar Doctor

Q. My 10 year old frequently confuses them and those in sentences. Please help me remedy this situation.

A. "Those" is a demonstrative adjective. Used in a sentence, it needs to be followed by another word, a noun.

Example: How do you like those apples?

"Them" is a pronoun. In a sentence it would not be followed by a noun.

Example: I don't like them.


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