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This time I bring you demonstratives. I hope they're helpful.
What are Demonstratives?
That This These Those
There are 4 demonstratives: this, these, that and those. Demonstratives are used to state the distance from the speaker. The distance can be either psychological or physical.
Demonstratives can be used as pronouns or adjectives. They are sometimes referred to as demonstrative adjectives or demonstrative pronouns. When they are used as adjectives they modify the noun.
What is the grammatical difference between this, that, these those.
The difference between the demonstratives distance (near and far) and singular and plural.
"This" is used for singular nouns that are close to the speaker.
"That" is used for singular nouns that are far from the speaker.
"These" is used for plural nouns that are close to the speaker.
"Those" is used for plural nouns that are far from the speaker.
Examples:
a) Adjectives.
1. This man is one of our employees.
2. That lady is the head of this department.
3. These people don't know what they're talking about.
4. Those children have been playing for hours.
5. Do you remember those letters I sent you last year?
6. This time, things will be different. I have trained.
7. Those days are long gone and they won't come back.
8. What have you been doing these days? Sleeping?!!!
b) Pronouns.
This means war.
That is the lady you asked me about.
Are these the people you were referring to?
Are those the plans you have for life?
I hope this is helpful.
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