Demonstrative adjectives / pronouns

Demonstrative adjectives / pronouns

What is a demonstrative?

A demonstrative is a word that we use to "point to" something in a situation.

There are two types of demonstratives:

• Demonstrative adjective: it goes before the noun "I like that jacket"

• Demonstrative pronoun: it replaces the noun: I like that (pointing at a jacket)

• Let's practise with the following multiple choice:

Multiple Choice

"I want that mug"

• adjective

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

How much is this?

• adjective

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

Can I have one of those?

• adjective

• pronoun

Multiple Choice

I want to know the price of these t-shirts.

• adjective

• pronoun

We have four demonstratives: THIS - THAT / THESE - THOSE.

Can you see the difference between these sentences?

- I want to buy this mug.

- I want to buy these three t-shirts.

- My mom likes that pencil case.

- My brother likes those caps over there.

There are two differences:

- singular and plural nouns

- whether they are near or far

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Multiple Choice

________ are backpacks.

• Those.

• These

• That

• This

Multiple Choice

Which demostrative adjective do we use for

NEAR and SINGULAR?

• These

• That

• This

• Those

Multiple Choice

________ is a boy.

• That

• This

• Those

• These

Multiple Choice

Choose TRUE or FALSE.

THOSE are laptops.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Choose TRUE or FALSE.

THESE is a school.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

________ are balls.

• Those

• That

• These

• This

Multiple Choice

________ is a tree.

• Those

• That

• These

• This

Multiple Choice

________ is a tree.

• Those

• That

• These

• This