DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN: a pronoun that points out a persons, places, things, or ideas. A demonstrative pronoun must agree in number with the noun it points out or with its antecedant.
Use this and these to point ot things nearby. Use that and those to point to things farther away.
This is a weasel.
That is a polecate.
These are weasels with long tails.
Those are probably weasels with short tails.
This, that, these, and those may function as adjectives or as pronouns as a sentence. When they come directly before a noun, they are demonstrative pronouns.
Like which and what, the words this, that, these, and those may function as adjectives or pronouns in a sentence. When they come directly before a noun, they are demonstrative pronouns.
Demonstrative Adjectives
I don't like this animal. These animals are small.
Demonstrative Pronoun
I don't like this. These are small.
**You should avoid expressions like this here and that there. This already means "the one here, " and that already means "the one there."
Write each sentence, using the correct demonstrative pronoun. Underline the noun it that points out.
ex: This must be the big bison right here.
1. (This, That) is a monkey in the far corner.
2. Is (this, that) its baby right here.
3. (This, These) could be chimps.
4. (That, Those) cannot be real gorillas.
5. (These, Those) must be baboons in the next room.
Rewrite each sentence correctly. Underline the demonstrative pronoun.
ex: I prefer that there. I prefer that.
11. This must be your favorite animals.
12. Do you like this here or that.
13. These here are the animals I like best.
14. That is may favorite birds in the tree over there.
15.Those there must be moles.
Use this and these to point ot things nearby. Use that and those to point to things farther away.
This is a weasel.
That is a polecate.
These are weasels with long tails.
Those are probably weasels with short tails.
This, that, these, and those may function as adjectives or as pronouns as a sentence. When they come directly before a noun, they are demonstrative pronouns.
Like which and what, the words this, that, these, and those may function as adjectives or pronouns in a sentence. When they come directly before a noun, they are demonstrative pronouns.
Demonstrative Adjectives
I don't like this animal. These animals are small.
Demonstrative Pronoun
I don't like this. These are small.
**You should avoid expressions like this here and that there. This already means "the one here, " and that already means "the one there."
Write each sentence, using the correct demonstrative pronoun. Underline the noun it that points out.
ex: This must be the big bison right here.
1. (This, That) is a monkey in the far corner.
2. Is (this, that) its baby right here.
3. (This, These) could be chimps.
4. (That, Those) cannot be real gorillas.
5. (These, Those) must be baboons in the next room.
Rewrite each sentence correctly. Underline the demonstrative pronoun.
ex: I prefer that there. I prefer that.
11. This must be your favorite animals.
12. Do you like this here or that.
13. These here are the animals I like best.
14. That is may favorite birds in the tree over there.
15.Those there must be moles.