Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative Adjectives 

Demonstrative Adjectives denote the particular person or thing.

We get demonstrative adjectives by questioning ‘which?’ to a thing or person.

Demonstrative adjectives are-

•  this
• that
• these
• those

‘This’ and ‘that’ for singular nouns

We use ‘this‘ and ‘that’ as the demonstrative adjectives for modifying singular nouns.

We use ‘this‘ to explain something nearby, and ‘that‘ to explain something farther away.

Here are some examples-

• This girl is more beautiful than Prachi. (Which girl? Ans-this)
• That wall was painted by Sameer and not by Prachi.
• This computer is assembled.
• That boy is more responsible than his mother. (Which boy? Ans- that)

‘These’ and ‘those’ for plural nouns

‘These‘ and ‘those‘ are the demonstrative adjectives. We use those for modifying plural nouns.

We use ‘these‘ to explain something nearby and ‘those‘  to explain something farther away.

Here are some examples-

• These chairs have red arms.
• Those buildings are built by a reputed builder.
• These trees are like palm trees.
• Those are paper plates.
• I like these things.

Go over –

• Adjectives of Number 

• Definite  Numeral Adjectives

• Indefinite Numeral Adjectives

•  Adjectives of Quantity 

•  Adjectives of  Quality

•  Exclamatory  Adjectives

•  Emphasizing Adjectives

•  Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns