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

There is no pronoun of the third person, the demonstrative pronouns being used instead.

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The demonstrative pronouns are this and that with their plurals these and those.

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There are many prefixes to its nouns and verbs, which before the former are articles or demonstrative pronouns.

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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.

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Note.—The reference of relative and demonstrative pronouns is largely dependent upon their position.

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