Demonstrative pronouns

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• pronouns — 1. A pronoun is a word used to refer to (and instead of) a noun or noun phrase that has already been mentioned or is known, especially in order to avoid repetition, e.g. We invited the Jones family to our party because we like them and When Jane… …   Modern English usage

• Demonstrative — In linguistics, demonstratives are deictic words (they depend on an external frame of reference) that indicate which entities a speaker refers to and distinguishes those entities from others. Demonstratives are employed for spatial deixis (using… …   Wikipedia

• Pronouns — ◊ GRAMMAR Pronouns are words such as it , this , and nobody which are used in a sentence like noun groups containing a noun. Some pronouns are used in order to avoid repeating nouns. For example, you would not say My mother said my mother would… …   Useful english dictionary

• pronouns — ◊ GRAMMAR Pronouns are words such as it , this , and nobody which are used in a sentence like noun groups containing a noun. Some pronouns are used in order to avoid repeating nouns. For example, you would not say My mother said my mother would… …   Useful english dictionary

• demonstrative adjective — noun an adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer Note: In the English language they are the same as the… …   Wiktionary

• demonstrative — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. demonstrating as real or true b. characterized or established by demonstration 2. pointing out the one referred to and distinguishing it from others of the same class < demonstrative pronouns > 3. a. marked… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• demonstrative — de|mon|stra|tive [ dı manstrətıv ] adjective 1. ) showing kindness or love in the way you behave toward someone: a very demonstrative child 2. ) LINGUISTICS demonstrative pronouns are the words this, that, these, and those ╾ de|mon|stra|tive|ly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• demonstrative — UK [dɪˈmɒnstrətɪv] / US [dɪˈmɑnstrətɪv] adjective 1) showing kindness or love in the way that you behave towards someone a very demonstrative child 2) linguistics demonstrative pronouns are the words this , that , these , and those Derived word:… …   English dictionary

• Bulgarian pronouns — vary in gender, number, definiteness and case. They, more than any other part of speech, have preserved the proto Slavic case system. The distinguishable types of pronouns include the following: personal, possessive, interrogative, demonstrative …   Wikipedia

• Spanish pronouns — Spanish language …   Wikipedia

• French pronouns — are inflected to indicate their role in the sentence (subject, direct object, and so on), as well as to reflect the person, gender, and number of their referents. While English draws some of these distinctions as well, French draws them in many… …   Wikipedia