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List of demonstrative pronouns
Singular demonstrative pronouns
The words this and that are singular demonstrative pronouns. They are used to refer to a single
person or thing. The word this is used to refer to things close by, and that is used to refer to
things far away.
In addition to being used as a demonstrative pronoun, the word that has many different meanings
and can be used as an adjective, adverb, or a conjunction in addition to a pronoun. For example,
the word that can also be used as a relative pronoun that introduces relative clauses. You can
learn more about this in our guide to relative pronouns.