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Pronouns and Determiners - Demonstrative Pronouns and Determiners

Demonstratives specify distance and number of the person or object they refer to.

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Categorized English Pronouns and Determiners
this

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

[pronoun]
that

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

[pronoun]
these

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

[pronoun]
those

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

[pronoun]
such

used to refer back to someone or something previously mentioned, implied, or exemplified to emphasize its quality, nature, or outcome

[pronoun]
this

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

[determiner]
that

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

[determiner]
these

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

[determiner]
those

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

[determiner]
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