demonstrative
adjective
characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection.
demonstratives
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pluralof demonstrative.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Statistical analysis revealed the same mapping between reachable and non-reachable objects and demonstratives across all languages.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
They tested over 1,000 speakers to see how they use demonstratives in their language to describe where objects are across a range of different spatial configurations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
"This distinction may explain the early evolutionary origin of demonstratives as linguistic forms," he added.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023
This, that, former, latter, both, neither, are termed demonstratives; because they point out precisely the subjects to which they relate.
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
Hence, no practical advantage would be gained, by rejecting their established classification, as articles, numerals, and demonstratives, and by giving them new names.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Samuel Kirkham
