Demonstrative pronouns and Adjectives
Topic: This, That, Those , These - Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives. What are demonstrative pronouns? Pronouns that point to specific things: this, that, these, and those, as in “This is an apple,” “Those are boys,” or “Take these to the clerk.” What are demonstrative adjectives? They are used to identify or express the relative position of a noun in time or space. Example:
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Give me that blue water bottle.
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This time I won’t fail you.
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I want those gorgeous marbles.
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I wanted to propose you that day.
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These mangoes are rotting.
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I can’t forget that incident.
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Those people were mean to her.
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Activity. Write two sentences for each of the following demonstrative words. In the first sentence it should be used as a demonstrative pronoun and in the second sentence as a demonstrative adjective. These, That, Those, This