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Demostrative Pronouns

The document discusses possessive adjectives/pronouns, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, and provides examples of their use. It explains that possessive adjectives indicate ownership or possession, such as "my", "her", "its". Demonstrative adjectives point out particular objects and include "this", "that", "these", "those". Examples are given to illustrate when to use possessive and demonstrative pronouns versus adjectives in sentences.

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Demostrative Pronouns

The document discusses possessive adjectives/pronouns, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, and provides examples of their use. It explains that possessive adjectives indicate ownership or possession, such as "my", "her", "its". Demonstrative adjectives point out particular objects and include "this", "that", "these", "those". Examples are given to illustrate when to use possessive and demonstrative pronouns versus adjectives in sentences.

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POSSESSIVE ADJETIVES/PRONOUNS

Subject Object Possessive Possessive


Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns

I me my mine
She her her hers
He him his his
It it its
They them their theirs
We us our ours
you you your yours
Ashley
EXAMPLES:

us
her
him
Ashely gave ______
me a kiss yesterday.
them
you
our
her
his
This is my car
their
your

ours
hers
his
That car is mine.
theirs
yours
DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

Near Far

Singular this that

Plural these those


DEMOSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

Adjectives Pronouns

This book is new. This is Paul speaking.

These pens are new. These look perfect.

That dog is black. That is incorrect.


Those CDs are old.
Those are Cds.
When do you have to use it:

1. To avoid a repetion of a previous noun

The climate of new york is like that of new Jersey.


(El clima de Nueva York es como la de Nueva Jersey.)

The rivers of America are longer than those Europe.


(Los ríos de américa son más largos que los de Europa.)

2. Refer to things which have been mentioned

Alcohol and Tabaco are injurious, This perhaps less than that.
(El alcohol y el tabaco son perjudiciales, este tal vez menos que eso.)
EXAMPLES:

Yenifer is my wife.

She is my wife.

This girl is my wife. Yenifer

This is my wife, Yenifer.


EXAMPLES:

Paul is my husband.

He is my husband.

This boy is my husband. Paul

This is my husband, Paul.


What are those?

They are plums.


What is this?

It is a beaver.
What is that?

It is a cockroach.
What are those?

They are ostriches.


What are those?

They are cute kittens.


What are those?

They are puppies.


What’s this?

It is a tiger cub.
What is this?

It is a cute bunny.

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