HELLO!

DEMONSTRATIVE
PRONOUNS
Demonstrative
Demonstrative pronouns
pronouns are
are used
used to
to determine
determine the
the
position
position of
of people
people or
or things.
things.

They
They function
function as
as demonstrative
demonstrative pronouns
pronouns
when
when they
they replace
replace aa noun
noun that
that has
has been
been
previously
previously mentioned
mentioned oror has
has been
been perfectly
perfectly
defined
defined by
by the
the context.
context. They
They are
are the
the same
same
as
as demonstrative
demonstrative adjectives.
adjectives.
 THE DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS ARE:

THIS THESE
Este/ esta / esto Estos/ estas

THAT THOSE
Ese/ esa/ eso/ Esos/ esas/
aquel/ aquellos/
aquella/ aquellas
aquello
THIS
THIS and
and THESE
THESE isis used
used to
to refer
refer to
to objects
objects or
or people
people
that
that are
are very
very close
close or
or what
what we
we are
are touching.
touching.

THIS is my stapler

THESE are my scissors

THIS is my bag
OTHER EXAMPLES

THESE are my pencil sharpeners

THIS is my dictionary

THIS is your tape

THAT
THAT and
and THOSE
THOSE isis used
used to
to refer
refer to
to objects
objects or
or people
people
that
that are
are distant
distant from
from the
the speaker.
speaker.

THAT is my book

THAT is my glue

THAT is your world map

OTHER
OTHER EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES

THOSE are our clips

THOSE are your calculators

Those are my nail polishes

 INTERROGATIVE FORM
Is that your car?

Are those my keys?

What is that?

What are those?

Are those your glasses?

Is this your wallet?

 NEGATIVE FORM
That is not yours

That bag is not red

What is that?

I don't like these shirts

That ice cream is not chocolate

That's not my phone

Those are not your headphones

Note: Demonstrative
pronouns do not
distinguish gender, but
they do take into account
the number of objects or
people with in the
sentence.
THANKS!