Chapter 10 - Demonstrative pronoun

Definition

to point something (space or time either singular or plural) in distance

• this for singular and these for plural in near distance in present or near future time
• that for singular and those for plural in far distance in past time

Rules

1. Identify the nouns either specified or unspecified 

    

    I can't believe this - this describe the unspecified noun (we can't identify the idea')

2. Identify person, place, thing, animal

    This sound likes your dog barking - this identify barking of your dog

3. Stand alone replace the noun and receive the action

    You can take this to put your clothes 

    DONT CONFUSE with Demonstrative adjectives that qualify the noun

    

    You can take this bag to put your clothes

Examples

1. You will have your own text book. This is mine - this describe singular noun 'text book' in near distance

2. That was such an interesting experiences - that describe past time refer to linking verb 'was'

3. There is no end to this - this describe present time refer to linking verb 'is'

4. Sell me one of these - the sentence describe that there are some items to be chose to sell in present time, so we used these