Demonstrative Pronouns
to demonstrate (verb):
to show; to indicate; to point to
to show; to indicate; to point to
A demonstrative pronoun represents a thing or things:
- near in distance or time (this, these)
- far in distance or time (that, those)
near | far | |
singular | this | that |
plural | these | those |
Here are some examples with demonstrative pronouns, followed by an illustration:
- This tastes good.
- Have you seen this?
- These are bad times.
- Do you like these?
- That is beautiful.
- Look at that!
- Those were the days!
- Can you see those?
- This is heavier than that.
- These are bigger than those.
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