Demonstrative Adjectives Explained

The video tutorial introduces demonstrative adjectives, explaining their use in pointing out specific nouns. Through a story about Kevin, it illustrates how these adjectives function in sentences. The lesson covers the four main demonstrative adjectives: this, these, that, and those, and distinguishes them from demonstrative pronouns. The tutorial concludes with a revision of key concepts to reinforce understanding.

What will you be able to do after completing this lesson?

• Create demonstrative sentences

• Identify demonstrative pronouns

• Define demonstrative adjectives

• Use demonstrative verbs

Why was Kevin curious about demonstrative adjectives?

• Aisha asked him to learn about them

• His teacher used one to address him

• He read about them in a book

• He wanted to improve his vocabulary

What are demonstrative adjectives used for?

• To describe actions

• To point at a person or thing

• To indicate time

• To express emotions

Which of the following is a demonstrative adjective?

• That

• Quickly

• Happiness

• Running

In the sentence 'Give me that big ball', which word is the demonstrative adjective?

• Big

• Give

• Me

• That

How do demonstrative adjectives relate to the nouns they modify?

• They describe the noun's color

• They change the noun's tense

• They indicate which noun is being referred to

• They pluralize the noun

Which demonstrative adjective would you use for a singular noun that is far away?

• Those

• That

• These

• This

What is the difference between 'this' and 'these'?

• 'This' is for adjectives, 'these' is for pronouns

• 'This' is for far objects, 'these' is for near objects

• 'This' is for singular nouns, 'these' is for plural

• 'This' is for plural nouns, 'these' is for singular

Which of the following is NOT a demonstrative adjective?

• This

• Those

• That

• Them

How are demonstrative adjectives different from demonstrative pronouns?

• Adjectives are always plural, pronouns are singular

• Adjectives stand alone, pronouns qualify a noun

• Adjectives qualify a noun, pronouns stand alone

• Adjectives are used for actions, pronouns for objects