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Demonstrative Pronouns

There are four demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, and those. This and these refer to nouns that are nearby, while that and those refer to nouns that are further away. This and that are singular pronouns, while these and those are plural. Demonstrative pronouns identify and specify nouns or pronouns, and can serve as subjects or direct objects in sentences.

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Demonstrative Pronouns

There are four demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, and those. This and these refer to nouns that are nearby, while that and those refer to nouns that are further away. This and that are singular pronouns, while these and those are plural. Demonstrative pronouns identify and specify nouns or pronouns, and can serve as subjects or direct objects in sentences.

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Demonstrative Pronouns: The four demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, those.

A demonstrative pronoun identifies and specifies a noun or pronoun. This and these refer to nouns that are nearby in time or space. That or those refer to nouns that are further away in time or space. This and that refer to singular nouns; these and those refer to plural nouns. The demonstrative pronouns are in italics.

This tastes delicious. (This is the subject of the sentence.) I don't like this. (This is the direct object of the sentence.) That will run for an hour. (That is the subject of the sentence.) Jim wrote that. (That is the direct object of the sentence.) These look good. (These is the subject of the sentence.) I'll take these. (These is the direct object of the sentence.) Those belong to Linda. (Those is the subject of the sentence.) Jack brought those. (Those is the direct object of the sentence.)

*Note: This, that, these, those can be used as demonstrative adjectives as well as demonstrative pronouns.

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