a brief presentation on demonstrative pronouns.

1. Demostrative Pronouns
By
Jair Pérez

2. What demostrative pronouns are?
Demonstrative pronouns identify or point to a thing
or things and occasionally people.

3. Examples of Demonstrative Pronouns
Demostrative pronouns
Singular: an object Plural: Two objects
This, That These, Those
Can be
For example

4. When to use singular pronouns?
This
 Close to the speaker.
For example:
This globe
That
 Away from the speaker.
For example: That bird

5. When to use plural nouns?
These
 Close to the speaker.
These cars.
Those
 Away from the speaker.
Those airplanes.

6. Other Uses of Demonstrative
Pronouns
To modify a noun:
If it modifies a noun, it is called
a demonstrative determiner.
For example:
I like this film
Note: 'This' modifies the noun,
'film'. It tells us the film is close
to the speaker.
To replace a noun
If it replaces a noun, it is called
a demonstrative pronoun.
For example:
This is my brother.
Note:
Peter is my brother.
We can use 'this' as a pronoun
to replace the noun ‘Peter'.

7. Other Uses of Demonstrative
Pronouns
To introduce people
Hello,This is Peter.
Jair, this is my friend Ana.
To talk about something in the
past
That hambuger was delicious.

8. Let`s practice them
I. Complete. Use That, Those, This, These.
1.__________________ turttle is big.
2._________________flowers are beautiful.
For more practices click on:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?i
d=4617

9. 2._____________is a beautiful bird.
3._____________ books are too heavy
4.___________ is my friend, Peter.

10. Summary
This thing or person near you.
That thing or person far from you.
These things or people near by you.
Those Things or people far from you.