That それ・その

This and that. Now we are on the THAT part. So this THAT refers to objects near the listener (not the speaker)

それ sore - when "that" is not connected to a noun

それ　は　何　です　か？
sore wa nan desu ka?
What is that?

それ　は　ねこ　です。
sore wa neko desu.
That is a cat.

HINT
Begin to think of the words starting with K's as "this" and the S's as "that" words

その sono - When you put "that" before a noun, it changes to sono

そのねこ　は　ポチ　です　か？
sono neko wa pochi desu ka?
Is that cat, Pochi?.

いいえ。　その　たこ　は　ポチ　です。
iie sono tako wa pochi desu.
No. That octopus is Pochi.

HINT
This is used in the same way as kono