GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Determiners: Demonstratives

Definition

Determiners are small words that come before nouns and give more information about the noun. Demonstratives show whether nouns are near (this, these) or far (that, those).

Example

This	dress	here is very beautiful.
demonstrative	noun	(The dress is close to the person.)

That	dress	on the shelf is very beautiful.
demonstrative	noun	(The dress is far from the person.)

Explanation

Demonstratives --

help describe nouns.
come before nouns.
express whether a noun is near or far.
have plural and singular forms.

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Determiners: Articles
Plurals
Reported Speech

GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE Determiners: Demonstratives

GRAMMAR & STRUCTURE
Determiners: Demonstratives