Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
___ your skis?

• A. Is this
• B. Are that
• C. Is that
• D. Are these
• E. Those are

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Are these

The pronouns that demonstrate (point out) some particular persons or things are called demonstrative pronouns.

The demonstrative pronouns 'this' and 'these' are used to refer to what is near. 'This' is used to refer to singular nouns and 'These' is used for plural nouns.

The demonstrative pronouns 'that' and 'those' are used to refer to things far away. 'That' is used in case of singular nouns and 'Those' are used to in case of plural pronouns.

Since skis are a pair of tools, a plural verb and plural demonstrative pronoun must be used. The given sentence is an interrogative sentence and so the sentence must also begin with the be-verb.

Hence, the complete sentence must be- Are these your skis?

Thus option D is the correct answer. Options A,B,C,E are incorrect.