demonstrative
1 of 2noun/dɪˈmɑnstrətɪv/
Forms:demonstratives
1
a pronoun used to indicate and identify a specific person, place, thing, or idea
- In "This is my book," this is a demonstrative.
- Those in "Those are mine" is a demonstrative.
- The teacher underlined the demonstratives in the sentence.
- That in "That looks delicious" functions as a demonstrative.
- These in "These belong to Sarah" is a demonstrative.
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