Why those and not these?

[Didyr]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #170 "'This', 'that', 'these', 'those'", question 5

......... elephants are sleeping under the shade of the baobab tree over there.

(a) These
(b) Those
(c) This
(d) That

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #170 "'This', 'that', 'these', 'those'", answer 5

Those elephants are sleeping under the shade of the baobab tree over there.

Correct answer: (b) Those

Your answer was: incorrect
These elephants are sleeping under the shade of the baobab tree over there.
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Why those and not these?

Didyr

[Alan]

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Hi,

Good question. It's a difference between this (these) here and that (those) over there.

Alan
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