Uses of Demonstrative Pronouns
How we use this, that, these, and those in the sentence
Uses of Demonstrative Pronouns
This, that, and those are various pronouns that are used to indicate the presiding noun.
This is used to indicate a noun, verb, or object being currently referred to by the speaker or in proximity to the speaker. Example: This is a beautiful vase. In this sentence, this is referring to the vase. It can also be used as a determiner. Example: What is this music you are listening to? referring to the music.
That is used to indicate a verb, noun, or object that has been mentioned or that is farther away from the speaker. Example: I’m going to grab that book over there. That refers to a book farther away from the speaker. That can also be used as a conjunction. Example: Did you get the book that I asked for yesterday? and can also be used as a demonstrative pronoun. What is that? referring to an unknown object.
While this and that refer to singular objects, Those is used when referring to plural objects. Example: Those flowers look pretty. Those indicate a plural amount of flowers. Those have a similar use as that of this and that, albeit for plural objects, nouns, and verbs.
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