A Tutorial to Demostrative Pronouns By: Cinthya Michelle Gómez Medina

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DEMOSTATIVE PRONOUNS
2015
Communicative Grammar
Autor: Cinthya Michelle Gómez Medina

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Demostrative Pronouns
Demonstrate (verb): to show; to indicate; to point to
A demonstrative pronoun represents a thing or things:
 near in distance or time (this, these)
 far in distance or time (that, those)
near far
singular this that
plural these those
Here are some examples with demonstrative pronouns, followed by an
illustration:
 This taste good.
 Have you seen this?
 These are bad times.
 Do you like these?
 That is beautiful.
 Look at that!
 Those were the days!
 Can you see those?
 This is heavier than that.
 These are bigger than those.

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 Do not confuse demonstrative pronouns with demonstrative
adjectives. They are identical, but a demonstrative pronoun stands
alone, while a demonstrative adjective qualifies a noun.
 That smells. (demonstrative pronoun)
 That book is good. (demonstrative adjective + noun) (english club,
1997)

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Other Uses of Demonstrative Pronouns
 Podemos utilizarlos cuando nos presentamos a otra persona al
otro lado de la línea telefónica:
Hello. This is Alicia.
 cuando no estamos seguros de con quién estamos hablando al
otro lado de la línea o a alguien que no vemos porque estamos
en un sitio oscuro o en otra habitación:
Pet er, is that you?
 "This", también lo podemos utilizar cuando presentamos a
personas:
Lucy, this is my friend Jill.
 "That", también lo podemos utilizar para referirnos a algo del
pasado:
That pizza was delicious. (curso-ingles.com, 2000)
Bibliografía
english club. (1997). Retrieved 2014, https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-
demonstrative.htm
curso-ingles.com. (2000). Retrieved octubre 11, 2014, from http://www.curso-
ingles.com/gramatica-inglesa/pronombres-demostrativos.php