11.1 Formation of demonstrative pronouns |
The English language actually knows four demonstrative pronouns, two in singular and two in plural.
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The demonstrative pronouns this and these indicate something close in time and also locally. They are used when a noun is put right after them. That and those indicate something that is a bit further in time and also locally. They also refer to something that was just talked about. The English demonstrative pronouns are used adjectival (before a noun) and pronominal (instead of a noun).
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In Spanish there are three
demonstrative pronouns (three for each gender and for
each number as you'll see). And then there is the differentiation
between the adjectival demonstrative pronouns and the
pronominal.
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