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Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives
plural and whether it is located near to or far from the speaker or writer.
This; that; these; those; none and neither are Demonstrative Pronouns that substitute
nouns when the nouns they replace can be understood from the context. They also indicate
whether they are replacing singular or plural words and give the location of the object:
Eg. 1.: You take these bags and I'll take those. - ("Those" refers to bags that are at a distance
from the speaker.)
Eg. 2: We bought this last year - ("This" refers to something that is sing., near the speaker
and readily understood in the context of the conversation.)
A phrase is a group of words that go together, but do not make a complete sentence.