'Would you like this candy or these desserts to follow the meal?'This is being used as an indicator for a singular item, and these is being used as an indicator for multiple items.See the related...
"I thought the cab fare of 200$ to get home from the airport was quite exorbitant.""Exorbitant" is used as an adjective : 'The rising costs of gasoline were regarded as exorbitant when compared to...