Demonstrative Determiners- definition and examples

 Demonstrative Determiners-

  Demonstrative determiners or demonstrative pronouns are used to point out to a particular noun or the noun that is replaces. It helps in distinguishing the noun from similar things. In English language there are four demonstrative determiners. They are- 

(i) this and these (near)

(ii) that and those (far)

*this and that are use with singular nouns

*these and those are use with plural nouns

For example-

(I) This movie is boring

(II) That  idea is crazy.

(III) These brownies are delicious.

(IV) Those children are hungry.





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