The document provides an overview of demonstrative pronouns in English, detailing their definitions, examples, and usage. It explains how demonstrative pronouns such as 'this,' 'that,' 'these,' and 'those' are used to refer to nouns in proximity and includes various practice exercises. Additionally, the document emphasizes the importance of clarity in communication when using these pronouns.

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Demonstrative Pronouns
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3. Pronouns:
What is a pronoun…?
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4. Pronouns:
What is a pronoun…?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a
noun.
Some examples are:
• I
• You
• He/She/It
• They
• We
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5. Demonstrative Pronouns:
Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns that take
the place of a noun SO THAT you don’t have to
repeat the noun.
1. What is this?
2. Who are they?
3. Lori gives us homework.
I hate that!
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6. Demonstrative Pronouns:
The 4 most common demonstrative pronouns
are:
• this
• that
• these
• those
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7. Demonstrative Pronouns:
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rimSOFeVrYA
&ab_channel=VocabApp-LearnEnglishWords
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8. Demonstrative Pronouns:
This:
Refers to a person, place, animal or thing that is
closer in time and distance.
Examples:
This is my mom.
This is my dog.
This is my favourite restaurant.
This is the book I was looking for.
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9. Demonstrative Pronouns:
That:
Refers to a person, place, animal or thing that is
further away in time and distance.
Examples:
That is my student.
That is the dog that chases bikes
That is the shop that sells used books.
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10. Demonstrative Pronouns:
These:
Refers to a number of people, places, animals or things that
are closer in time and distance.
Examples:
These are the children that missed the bus.
These are the cats that we rescued.
These are too expensive.
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11. Demonstrative Pronouns:
Those:
Refers to a number of people, places, animals or things that
are further away in time and distance.
Examples:
Those are the women who have been waiting.
Those belong to my neighbour.
There are so many birds here, but those are my
favourite.
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12. Demonstrative Pronouns:
This, that, these, and those are used to instead
of a noun that has already been mentioned or
implied, helping make communication faster and
easier.
Example:
See the red jacket? I want that.
What the speaker means is:
I want the red jacket. “That” takes the
place of “the red jacket.”
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13. Demonstrative Pronouns:
To use a demonstrative pronoun, the speaker
must make it clear what they are talking about,
otherwise, demonstrative pronouns are
confusing.
The thing a pronoun represents is called the
antecedent; in the previous example, the
antecedent is the red jacket.
Example:
See the red jacket? I want that.
What the speaker means is:
I want the red jacket.
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14. Demonstrative Pronoun vs. Demonstrative Determiners:
Demonstrative pronouns are different from
demonstrative determiners.
The words are the same:
(this, that, those, these), but how we use them is
different.
Have a look:
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15. Demonstrative Pronouns vs. Demonstrative Determiners:
Demonstrative pronouns are different from
demonstrative determiners.
Demonstrative determiners directly modify
(describe) a noun and are placed in front of it in
the sentence, like this:
Those cupcakes are mine.
That cookie is also mine.
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16. Demonstrative Pronouns – Other Uses
1. To introduce people:
Examples:
This is Irina.
These are my friends, Michael and Jan.
OR This is Michael and this is Jan.
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17. Demonstrative Pronouns – Other Uses
2. To begin a conversation on the phone:
Examples:
Hello! This is Jon Smith.
OR
3. To begin a text message to someone who doesn’t
know us.
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18. Demonstrative Pronouns – Other Uses
4. Use that to reply to something someone has
said:
Examples:
A: “Do you want to see a movie?
B: “Yes, that’s a good idea.”
A: “I've got a new job.”
B: “That's great.”
A: “I'm very tired.”
B: “Why is that?”
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19. Demonstrative Pronouns – Other Uses
Remember:
demonstrative pronouns always identify nouns,
whether those nouns are named specifically or
not.
For example: “I can’t believe this.”
We have no idea what “this” is, but it’s
something the writer cannot believe. It exists,
even though we don’t know what it is.
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20. Demonstrative Pronouns - review
1. Use this and these to talk about things near
to us (either in time or distance).
Examples:
This is a nice cup of tea.
Whose shoes are these?
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21. Demonstrative Pronouns - review
2. Use that and those to talk about things not near
to us (either in time or distance).
We might point, or gesture towards whatever it is
we are talking about.
Examples:
That is Rachel’s house.
Those are expensive shoes.
That was a great party.
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23. Practice: This or These
1. Is ______________ my drink?
2. ________________ aren’t my shoes.
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24. Practice: This or These
1. Is __this_______ my drink?
2. ___These_______ aren’t my shoes.
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25. Practice: This or These
3. Is ______________ an interesting museum?
4. _____________ are new bikes.
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26. Practice: This or These
3. Is ___this_____ an interesting museum?
4. __These______ are new bikes.
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27. Practice: This or These
5. _________________ is my house.
6. _______________ is good advice.
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28. Practice: This or These
5. ___This________ is my house.
6. ___This_______ is good advice.
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29. Practice: This or These
7. _______________ are donkeys.
8. What is ____________?
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30. Practice: This or These
7. __These_____ are donkeys.
8. What is ___this________?
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31. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
1. ________________ are the best days of our lives.
2. I can’t eat ____________. I am allergic to milk.
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32. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
1. __These/those_________ are the best days of our lives.
2. I can’t eat ___this/that_____. I am allergic to milk.
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33. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
3. Is ______________ the boy you were talking about?
4. _____________ are the puppies that were born last week.
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34. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
3. Is __this/that_______ the boy you were talking about?
4. _These/those______are the puppies that were born last week.
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35. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
5. I don’t remember _________________.
6. Where did __________ come from?
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36. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
5. I don’t remember _this/that/these/those__.
6. Where did _that/this/these/those____ come from?
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37. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
7. I will never forget ___________. Thank you.
8. ______________ is my favorite restaurant.
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38. Practice: Fill in the blanks. Use this/that or these/those
7. I will never forget _this/that__. Thank you.
8. _This/that_____ is my favorite restaurant.
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39. Practice:
1. ___________ was such an interesting experience.
a)That
b)These
c)Those
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40. Practice:
1. _That__ was such an interesting experience.
a)That
b)These
c)Those
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41. Practice:
2. Are ___________ your shoes?
a)That
b)Them
c)Those
3. You’ll have to get your own pen. ______________ is mine.
a)These
b)Those
c)This
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42. Practice:
2. Are __those____ your shoes?
a)That
b)Them
c)Those
3. You’ll have to get your own pen. ____This___ is mine.
a)These
b)Those
c)This
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43. Practice:
4. There is no end to ___________.
a)These
b)Those
c)This
5. Is ____________ yours?
a)This
b)Those
c)These
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44. Practice:
4. There is no end to __this____.
a)These
b)Those
c)This
5. Is ___this___ yours?
a)This
b)Those
c)These
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45. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
1. We always walk before breakfast. That is our daily routine.
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46. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
1. We always walk before breakfast. That is our daily routine.
demonstrative pronoun: that
idea: walk before breakfast
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47. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
2. I bought apples because they were on sale. These will make a nice pie.
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48. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
2. I bought apples because they were on sale. These will make a nice pie
Demonstrative pronoun: these
Idea: apples
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49. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
3. I never shop at the stores on Main Street. Those are too expensive.
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50. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
3. I never shop at the stores on Main Street. Those are too expensive.
Demonstrative pronoun: Those
Idea: the stores on Main Street.
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51. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
4. Here are the crackers we usually buy. These are the best ones.
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52. For each pair of sentences, identify the demonstrative pronoun and the
idea that the demonstrative pronoun replaces.
4. Here are the crackers we usually buy. These are the best ones.
Demonstrative pronoun: These
Idea: The crackers
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53. Replace the underlined nouns with a demonstrative pronoun.
(that/this/these/those)
1. Bruno is my cousin.
2. I prefer soft drinks to fresh juices.
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54. Replace the bold nouns with a demonstrative pronoun.
(that/this/these/those)
1. Bruno is my cousin.
This/that is my cousin.
2. I prefer soft drinks to fresh juices.
I prefer soft drinks to these/those.
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55. Replace the underlined nouns with a demonstrative pronoun.
(that/this/these/those)
3. These flowers smell nice.
4. Be careful. That plate is hot.
5. Did you find the cats in there?
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56. Replace the bold nouns with a demonstrative pronoun.
(that/this/these/those)
3. These flowers smell nice.
These smell nice.
4. Be careful. That plate is hot.
Be careful. That is hot.
5. Did you find the cats in there?
Did you find these/those in there?
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57. Practice:
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58. Review:
That and This are _________________ (singular/plural)demonstrative pronouns.
These and Those are _________________ (singular/plural) demonstrative pronouns.
We use _________________ (this/these or that/those) for things that are near.
We use ________________ (this/these or that/those) for things that are far.
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59. Review:
That and This are _singular_demonstrative pronouns.
These and Those are __plural__ (singular/plural) demonstrative pronouns.
We use _this/these__ (this/these or that/those) for things that are near.
We use __that/those__ (this/these or that/those) for things that are far.
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60. Questions?
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61. HOMEWORK
Which demonstrative (this, that, these or those) would you use for:
1. A bird in the sky.
2. A flock of geese in the sky.
3. A cup on the table beside you.
4. Books in the library.
5. Introducing your neighbors.

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64. Sources:
https://www.scribbr.com/nouns-and-pronouns/demonstrative-pronouns/
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/demonstrative-pronouns/
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-
reference/demonstratives
https://15worksheets.com/worksheet/demonstratives-6/
https://byjus.com/english/demonstrative-pronouns/
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