Example of Demonstrative Pronouns

Pronouns are the words that help us to refer to the subject without mentioning it. In addition to personal pronouns, there are other types of words that also serve as pronouns. Among them are the demonstratives.

Demonstratives are generally used in their adjective function, indicating where something or someone is in relation to who is speaking. When we use a demonstrative instead of the subject, it serves as a pronoun.

What are the demonstrative pronouns in Spanish?

• This this these these.
• That - that - those - those.
• That one those ones.

Although it is a rule to stress these words when they are used as a pronoun, there is sometimes confusion in their use.

How to know if it is an adjective or a demonstrative pronoun?

To find out if a demonstrative is an adjective or a pronoun, we must take into account the following:

If there is a noun immediately before or after, then it is an adjective:

• These cars are new (adjective).
• These they are new (pronoun).

If they are modified by a qualifying adjective, they function as an adjective. If they are modified by a quantitative adjective, they work as a pronoun.

• Those yellows are mine (adjective).
• All those they are yours (pronoun).
• Those three they are very naughty (pronoun).

One way to determine if a demonstrative works as an adjective or as a pronoun is to see if it can be replaced by an article or eliminated, without modifying the sentence:

• These cars are new - Cars are new (adjective).
• Those The garden is cute - The garden is cute (Adjective).
• Those they weigh a lot - - weigh a lot (Pronoun).
• This is useful - - is useful (Pronoun).

The demonstrative pronoun can function in the sentence as a subject, direct object or indirect object:

• East it's mine (subject).
• Ana Maria continues with that (indirect object).
• There were many clocks. I bought this (direct object).

It can also be used in subordinate clauses. When in a paragraph there is a main sentence made up of coordinated sentences with different subjects, in the sentence, when the Subordinate clause is made up of other coordinated clauses, each of the subjects can be replaced by a pronoun demonstrative. The demonstrative pronoun will indicate whether the subject of the first subordinate clause is that of the second or that of the first of the main clause.

Cervantes was the main writer of Spain and Shakespeare that of England.

• East wrote "Romeo and Juliet", That wrote "the Entremeses".
• East(Shakespeare) wrote "Romeo and Juliet", That(Cervantes) wrote "the Entremeses".

Cervantes was the main writer of Spain and Shakespeare that of England. That (Cervantes) wrote "Los Entremeses", East (Shakespeare) wrote "Romeo and Juliet."

50 Examples of sentences with demonstrative pronouns:

1. That He is very friendly.
2. I come with that.
3. This pencil is from that.
4. That is the pet.
5. That is the oldest.
6. Of the cars that you see this it's mine.
7. Counting that, in total there are nine trees.
8. I change you this for that.
9. That from the corner hit that.
10. Those they are my cousins.
11. That it is my land.
12. I sit in that.
13. That It fails a lot
14. The truck is that that goes there.
15. That it's mine.
16. That study with my girlfriend.
17. That she is a friend of my wife.
18. That she works a lot.
19. Those they are my meds.
20. Counting that, nine cars get together.
21. That she is my favorite.
22.  She squeezed it so much that she broke that.
23. That it works.
24. The car is new and is that
25. That she is struck out and the other is not.
26. Those they are very sweet.
27. Those yes they look fresh.
28. These They are very comfortable.
29. Is thing is mine.
30. That it's dirty.
31. That he stole it.
32. That he's going to eat it today.
33. That bathes three times a day.
34. That he works out a lot.
35. That he runs more than everyone.
36. That take your medicine at 12:00.
37.  He winked at me that.
38. She bought everything that that she is paying
39. East It is more expensive.
40. That it's cheaper.
41. Those they cheat.
42. Those they play dirty.
43. Those they know how to play soccer.
44. That he is very dark.
45. That he throws a lot of current.
46.  The part is that.
47. That it's not his rim.
48. He is very drunk this.
49. That needs medical attention.
50. The one in the photo is that from there.

Follow with:

• Pronouns
• Unstressed pronouns
• Declinable pronouns
• Enclitic pronouns
• Exclamatory pronouns
• Indefinite pronouns
• Interrogative pronouns
• Numeral pronouns
• Personal pronouns
• Unstressed personal pronouns
• Tonic personal pronouns
• Possessive pronouns
• Reflexives pronouns
• Relative Pronouns
• Tonic pronouns