demonstrative pronouns

Cultural  

1. 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.” The same words are used as demonstrative adjectives when they modify nouns or pronouns: “this apple,” “those boys.”

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Example Sentences

However, the world of pronouns extends to reflexive, indefinite, and demonstrative pronouns as well.

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Good news and bad news come along with demonstrative pronouns.

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The good news is that there are only four demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, and those.

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The present declension of the demonstrative pronouns is as follows:— A. She.—Defective in the oblique cases.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Among the Primary Words are found all the personal and demonstrative pronouns, all the cardinal numbers and prepositions, and also many common adverbs and conjunctions.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George