What are the grammatical rules for use of "these", "those", and "them"?
I am unclear of the use of [these|those] objects. I am unsure when to use [these|those|them].
Please someone help me tell me which is correct in the previous sentences.
This is not a dupe of What's the difference between "these" and "those"?
Solution 1:
These, those and them may all be used as objects of a sentence or a preposition.
Said when no books are present:
I lost my books. Did you see them?
Said while pointing toward a flock of geese:
I see some geese. Do you see those?
Said while holding a handful of diamonds.
I found some diamonds. Did you see these?
You can also use two of the three as modifiers for nouns:
Did you those geese?
Did you see these diamonds?
But it is ungrammatical to say
Did you see them books?