What is Demonstrative Pronoun? Demonstrative Pronouns Words and Example Sentences
Demonstrative Pronouns
In daily life, we use demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives to indicate a person, an object, or something. The demonstrative pronouns are “This, that, these, and those” and we make use of them.
This: These are the pronouns we use to show something singular that is near us.
That: Pronouns that we use to show something singular that is far away.
These: This is the plural form of the pronoun and they are the pronouns we use to show the plural things that are near us.
Those: That is the plural form of the pronoun and they are the pronouns we use to show the plural things that are far away.
Examples
- My house is in this red building.
- Karen’s car is the blue sports car in the parking lot.
- If you want to graduate, you have to pass this exam.
- These jewelry items are quite expensive and ostentatious.
- That bracelet is my mother’s, and the wristwatch next to it is my aunt’s.
- This is a very good book, but we could write better.
- So you read Tolstoy’s book, I read that book too, but I couldn’t finish it.
- Those books are my old books, I plan to give them free to people who need them.
- This is my neighbor Richard, he is a very kind person.
- The computer over there is of very good quality, but my budget is not enough to buy that computer.
- This fountain pen must belong to Beth.
- Jerry wants to buy these apples, but these apples are not for sale. We have to tell that to Jerry.
- Jessica is a very charming and beautiful girl, I met her in the cafeteria over there.
- Miss Mary, is this dress yours?
- Hey, do you see that guy waiting at the door? We have to let this man in.
- I don’t want to read this book because I don’t like thrillers. But I can read the detective books over there because they’re gripping.
- Could this be my sister Lara’s cell phone?
- I think our teacher Jonathan told us about these things,
- The thorns of the red roses over there were not cleaned, I just got a thorn in my hand trying to pick them up.
- This may be quite welcome in some cultures, but I don’t like it.
- Bob, when you come over, can you bring me those strawberries over there?
- My cell phone is out of charge, if it’s your charger over there, do you mind if I use it for an hour?
- These wines are quite special.
- The building over there was heavily damaged by the tsunami after the earthquake.
- It feels great to be at the foot of this mountain.
- Tonight is going to be a big night, everyone has been waiting for this moment.
- You should put that book in your bag, that way you can read it during your train journey.
- If you want to be a hardworking student, you should read this book and study.
- If things had gone as we expected, I could have owned this same sports car.