English "Demonstrative" Pronouns and Determiners

this

pronoun

th

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i

ɪ

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used when referring to a person or thing that was recently mentioned or one that is close in space or time

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I saw a book on the table; this was the one I wanted to read.

Cooking requires careful attention to detail; this is especially important when baking.

that

pronoun

th

ð

a

æ

t

used when referring to a person or thing that was previously mentioned or one that is not close in space or time

these

pronoun

th

ð

e

i

s

z

e

used to indicate items or people that are nearby or in close proximity to the speaker

those

pronoun

th

ð

o

oʊ

s

z

e

used to point out or refer to specific people, things, or ideas that are at a distance from both the speaker and the listener

such

pronoun

s

u

ə

ch

ʧ

used to refer back to someone or something previously mentioned

this

determiner

th

ð

i

ɪ

s

used to refer to an object or person that is physically close to us

that

determiner

th

ð

a

æ

t

used to refer to an object or person that is physically away from us

these

determiner

th

ð

e

i

s

z

e

used to refer to objects or people that are close to the speaker and the listener

those

determiner

th

ð

o

oʊ

s

z

e

used to indicate objects or people that are distant from the speaker and listener

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