1. Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives
M-DCC
Kendall Campus
ESL and Foreign Languages Dept.
Prepared by Jamil Istifan
A special demonstration of the use of the demonstrative pronouns and the demonstrative adjectives. Plus the possessives…
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2. This/that/these/those
Can be used as  determiners with nouns to refer to people or things.
E.g. This boy, that book…
Without nouns, with verbs, are used as pronouns, normally only refer to things.
E.g. This costs more than that.
This man says he’s happy. (not: This says he’s happy.)
When this/that/these/those are used?…
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3. This/these
To refer to people or things close to the speaker, we use this/these. E.g. This is beautiful.
Take these books off my desk…
Can be used to identify people. E.g. Is this Peter?
Hello. This is Judith.
To refer to time, things are going or about just to start. E.g Listen to this. Watch this…
To show acceptance or interest. E.g. Tell me about this new article.
The real use of this/these…
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4. That/those
To refer to people or things distant from the speaker, or not present. E.g. All the time I spent in that city I remembered it.
Refer to something in the past, or just finished. E.g That was nice. (not: This was nice).
To refer to rejection or dislike. E.g. I don’t like that girlfriend of yours.
To show something that comes to its end.
E.g. That’s it. That’s all…
That/those means “the one(s)”. E.g. Those who finished writing can leave.
The real use of that/those
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5. This/these Vs. That/those
On the telephone this identify the speaker, while that identify the hearer. E.g. Hello. This is Jim. Is that Sandra?
This/that, in informal style, are used as ‘so’. E.g.
I didn’t realize it was going to be this hot. If your friend is that smart, why isn’t he rich?
This/that = it, in things mentioned:
E.g. So he decided to paint his house pink. It/this/that upset the neighbors.
Some mixed use…
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6. Possessive Adjectives
My, your, his, her, its, our and their are called  determiners, and/or possessive adjectives. They indicate ownership. E.g.That black Honda is my car.
Since they are determiners, they have a definite meaning; therefore, they don’t need the use of ‘the’. E.g. That black Honda is the my car.
Possessive adjectives, in plural, must follow the distributive use, logic and reasonable. E.g. I told the students to open their books. (not…their book)
What are the possessives?
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7. Possessive Pronouns
Mine, yours, his, hers, ours and theirs are called possessive pronouns. They are used without nouns, or not followed by nouns immediately and indicate ownership.
E.g. This book is mine. (not to say: This book is my book)
Possessive pronouns…
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8. What This Means
In fact, the real use of whatever pronoun is to replace names, places, things or ideas in repetition. However, this last use is considered a weakness style in what is called academic writing.
Why we use this application?
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9. Conclusion “Every style that’s not boring is a good one” _ Voltaire
The concept…
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