Demonstrative Pronouns

Pronombres demostrativos


That smells delicious. (It could be a cake or any food)
This really hurts. (Someone has injured himself with something)
What is that? (It refers a thing)
Those are totally gross. (It refers insects)
These are my favorites. (Shoes)

Demonstrative adjectives

Do not confuse demonstrative pronouns with demonstrative adjectives. They are identical, but a demonstrative pronoun
stands alone, while a demonstrative adjective qualifies a noun.

That smells pretty good. (demonstrative pronoun)
That book is good. (demonstrative adjective + noun)

The four demonstrative adjectives are: this, that, these and those. They are adjectives because they modify nouns. That means
they come before nouns in a sentence. For example:

This book yours or mine?
Did you finally throw away that old t-shirt?
These shoes smell disgusting.
I told you, those old magazines were a fire hazard.

Demonstrative adjectives indicate exactly which noun the speaker means and where it is (or they are) relative to his position.

Exercises






DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS: PRONOMBRES DEMOSTRATIVOS:
These pronouns are used to indicate near or
distant reference. They have singular and plural
forms:
Estos pronombres se usan para sealar referencia cercana o
lejana. Se presentan en forma singular y plural:
Number Singular Plural Numero Singular Plural
Near reference This These Referencia cercana sta, ste, esto stas, estos
Distant reference That Those Referencia lejana sa, se, eso,
aqul, aqulla,
aquello
sas, sos,
aqullas,
aqullos
Other Uses of demonstrative adjectives

1. Podemos utilizarlos cuando nos presentamos a otra persona al otro lado de la lnea telefnica:
Hello. This is Alicia. (Hola. Soy Alicia.)

2. O cuando no estamos seguros de con quin estamos hablando al otro lado de la lnea o a alguien que no vemos porque
estamos en un sitio oscuro o en otra habitacin:
Peter, is that you? (Eres t, Peter?)

3. " That", tambin lo podemos utilizar para referirnos a algo del pasado:
That pizza was delicious. (Aquella pizza estaba riqusima.)


A. Use `this or `these.

1. Is _________ my drink?
2. _________ arent my trainers.
3. Is _________ an interesting museum?
4. _________ are new bikes.
5. _________ is my house.
6. _________ is a hill.
7. _________ are donkeys.
8. What is _________?
9. Did you drop _________?
10. Hi, Jane! _________ is Michael.


B. Use `that or `those.



1. __________ a big supermarket.
2. __________ are her CDs.
3. Are __________ your books.
. __________ is a big shop.
5. __________ is Johns house.
6. __________ is a mountain.
7. __________ are horses.
8. What are __________?
9. We can do better than __________.
10. No, __________ is not mine.















C. Use `this or `these and write on one side of the
exercise if you are using demonstrative pronouns or
demonstrative adjectives
11. _________ is James bike.
12. _________ are his children.
13. _________ are my sisters children.
14. _________ is Pete.
15. _________ is my restaurant.
16. _________ are my jewels.
17. _________ is the church of my town.
18. _________ are my fathers books.
19. _________ is Ajaxs stadium.
20. _________ is my bag.

D. Use `that or `those and write on one side of the
exercise if you are using demonstrative pronouns or
demonstrative adjectives

10. No, __________ is not mine.
11. Did you win? __________ is amazing.
12. Hello, who is __________ speaking, please.
13. Hello, is __________ you John?
14. Is __________ a Dutch ship?
15. __________ is a Spanish woman.
16. __________ is my friends house.
17. __________ is my mothers car.
18. Who is __________ knocking at the door?
19. __________ are turtles.
20. __________ are their lunches.