GRAMMAR LESSON NINE Demonstrative Pronouns

Shamim Collegiate

Written By TARIQ

Recorded By TARIQ AZIZ

GRAMMAR LESSON NINE

Demonstrative Pronouns

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GRAMMAR LESSON NINE Demonstrative Pronouns by englishcourse[/content] [/tab] Demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun that points to a thing or things.
e.g. this, that, these, those,

These pronouns point to thing or things in short distance/time or long distance/time. We Also use to Introduce Someone

Short distance or time: This, these. 
Long distance or time: That, those. 

Demonstrative pronouns “this and that” are used for singular thing while “these or those” are used for plural things.

Examples

This is black.
That is heavy.

This bag is mine

That airplane / Aeroplane is very heavy

That bike is beautiful

Those are my shoes

Those birds are beautiful (far from us)

Can you see these?
Do you like this?
John brought these.
 Those look attractive.
Have you tried this.

Introduction

Saima,This is Asim and Asim, This is Saima

Hello, This is Tariq ( On telephone )

Time

If an action is in present or near to future we use this and these

If an action is in past, then we use that and those

This biryani is delicious (during the meal)

That biryani was delicious last night ( the next day )

This biryani was delicionus last night ( this is wrong)