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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › grammar › british-grammarThis, that, these, those - Grammar - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sep 18, 2017 · This, that, these and those are demonstratives. We use this, that, these and those to point to people and things. This and that are singular. These and those are plural. We use them as determiners and pronouns.

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  2. wals.info › chapter › 88WALS Online - Chapter Order of Demonstrative and Noun

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    This map shows the different orders of demonstrative and noun. For the purposes of this map, a word or affix is considered a demonstrative if it satisfies at least one of two criteria: (1) it has among its uses a meaning that contrasts with some other form in terms of physical proximity to the speaker, so that there is at least a two-way contrast o...

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    Languages with demonstrative words preceding the noun are the overwhelmingly dominant type in most of Europe and Asia, except in Southeast Asia and except for a few languages in western Europe (Celtic languages and Basque). This is also the dominant type in the Americas, though there are many scattered exceptions. Languages with demonstrative words...

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    The term determiner is often used, especially with reference to English, for a class of words that includes demonstratives but often other words as well, such as articles (words like the and a in English). The concept of determiner is well-motivated for English, since there is a single syntactic position in the noun phrase which can be filled by at...

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  3. www.myenglishpages.com › grammar-lesson-demonstrativesDemonstratives (This, That, These, Those) - My English Pages

    In English, there are four demonstratives—this, that, these, and those—each serving distinct roles based on singular or plural forms and proximity to the speaker. These demonstratives are placed before a noun, an adjective modifying a noun, or a verb.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › grammarDemonstrative pronouns : this, that, these, those | Learn and ...

    demonstrative pronouns (That is nice.) Reference. Practice. Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those. This is my bag. That's Maya's computer. These are my children. Those are Tom's books.

  5. englishstudyonline.org › demonstrativesDemonstratives Adjectives & Pronouns – This, That, These, Those

    Nov 1, 2023 · The four demonstrative adjectives in English are “this,” “that,” “these,” and “those.” For example: This car is mine.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › grammarDemonstrative adjectives : this, that, these, those | Learn ...

    Practice. Demonstrative adjectives: this, that, these, those. This book is very long. That hat's nice. Is it new? Those shoes are beautiful. Are they comfortable? ‘Where are those people from?’ ‘They're from Spain.’. We use this or these with nouns to talk about people or things that are near us. They go before the noun. This coffee's cold.

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  8. learningenglish.voanews.com › a › grammarDemonstrating How to Use Demonstratives - VOA Learning English

    May 26, 2016 · The plural form of that is those. So, for example, you could say. "That (in your hand) is your pen." "Those (people standing far from me) are my friends." Demonstrative Chart. Demonstratives...