Period 6

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• By E.J. Fernandez
• Period 6

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• Demonstrative Pronouns are pronouns that take
  place of a noun.
• example Cars are really cool.
• Those are really cool.
• -(Those replaces cars in the sentence)
• Demonstrative means explaining or representing
  something.
• Can be used as a subject, direct object, indirect
  object, object of preposition, object of
  infinitive, predicate nominative, object
  compliment

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Demonstrative Family

• This (singular)
• That (singular)
• These (plural)
• Those (plural)

This and these refer to nouns that are at a
closer distance.
That and those refer to nouns that are at a
farther distance.
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Examples of This That

• Dont call him that!
  (referring to the name bad dog)
• That is the subject in this sentence.
• The answer is this.
• (referring to EMC2)
• This is the subject in this sentence.
• This is my friend.
• (referring to Clifford the dog)
• This is the subject.

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Examples of These

• Laura wanted to leave these for Tim.
  (referring to the flowers)
• These is the object of infinitive.
• Pack the clothes in these
• (referring to the suitcases)
• These is the object of preposition

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Examples of Those

• Tom made a drawer for those.
• (referring to the knives)
• Those is the indirect object .
• -Charlies Angels
  became those three fighters
  everyone feared. (referring
  to Charlies Angels)
• Those is the
  predicate nominative.

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More Examples

• That goes really fast.
• (referring to the McClaren F1)
• That is the object complement.
• -He gave this his undivided
  attention. (referring to rocket
  science)
• This is the direct object.
• -He gave these to Sara.
• (referring to the roses)
• These is the direct object.

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• Example These look nice.?
• This looks nice.?
• Those look nice.---------------?
• That looks nice.----------------?
• THESE/THIS takes place of the noun that is at a
  nearby distance.
• THOSE/THAT takes place of the noun that is at a
  far distance.

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• - demonstrative pronouns should ONLY be used when
  the reader can clearly understand exactly what
  they are referring to.

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Demonstrative Pronouns

• http//webster.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns1.htmd
  emonstrative
• http//www.uhv.edu/ac/student/writing/grammartip08
  2404.html
• MAIN SOURCE Mr. Conroy