This / That / These / Those pointing words This point to something that is singular and near to you These point to something that is plural and near to you That point to something that is singular but far from you Those point to something that is plural but far from you Its vs It’s - No apostrophe means possessive adj. - With apostrophe (‘) a contraction of it is Comparing things 1) Comparative – 2 things - Add -er to the adjectives Small – smaller, big – bigger - than 2) Superlative (comparing more than 2 things) Small – smallest, big – biggest The smartest The funniest