Demonstratives

englishforeveryone. org Name________________ Date________________ DDeemmoonnssttrraattiivvee PPrroonnoouunnss •• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a proper or common noun. They make sentences shorter and easier to say. •• A demonstrative pronoun... More

englishforeveryone. org Name________________ Date________________ DDeemmoonnssttrraattiivvee PPrroonnoouunnss •• A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a proper or common noun. They make sentences shorter and easier to say. •• A demonstrative pronoun is a word that takes the place of particular objects or people. Here is a list of common demonstrative pronouns: tthhiiss tthhaatt tthheessee tthhoossee hheerree tthheerree Read the conversations below to get an idea about how demonstrative pronouns are used: Anna: Could you give me that pencil on the table over there? Li: Do you mean this pencil here? Anna: Yes, that pencil. Li: Here you are. Oh, could you give me those pens on the table over there? Anna: These? Sure, here you are. Felix: Is there a hammer on that table? Marco: Yes, there is. Here it is. Felix: Great, are there any nails? Marco: No, there aren t. Felix: Oh, here they are, next to me on this table. TThhiiss:: The pronoun “this” is used to refer to a singular Less