demonstrative pronouns

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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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demonstrative pronouns

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

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Good news and bad news come along with demonstrative pronouns.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021

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

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These demonstrative pronouns, hic, iste, and ille are thus distinguished: hic points out the nearest to me; iste him who is by you; ille him who is at a distance from both of us.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by John Leech

Thus, according as nouns, participles and demonstrative pronouns are applicable to God, so far can He be signified by relative pronouns.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas

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