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In the interrogative sentence, "Is that cloth as soft as silk?", "that" is a demonstrative adjective, because it modifies the noun "cloth". In the sentence, "Is that the best you can offer", "that" would be demonstrative pronoun.
I assume you mean the word "this". This can be either a demonstrative adjective or a demonstrative pronoun. In this sentence "this" is an adjective: "This car is mine." In this sentence "this" is a pronoun: "This is my car."
A demonstrative pronoun replaces a noun, while a demonstrative adjective modifies a noun. For example, in the sentence "This is my book," "this" is a demonstrative pronoun replacing the noun "book," and in the sentence "I want that book," "that" is a demonstrative adjective modifying the noun "book."
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In 'That is our school.' the word 'that' is a demonstrative pronoun; a word that takes the place of a noun.In 'That school is ours.' the word 'that' is a demonstrative adjective, a word that describes the noun.Note that in the first sentence, 'our' is the possessive adjective form describing the noun school; in the second sentence 'ours' is the possessive pronoun, taking the place of the noun school.
The word 'this' is a demonstrative pronoun and an adjective. The word 'this' is also an adverb (modifies another adverb).Examples:This is a very good movie. (demonstrative pronoun)You will like this movie. (adjective)I can't believe you finished this quickly. (adverb)
"Which one is this?" contains which acting as a demonstrative adjective. One is the subject. The other phrases: "This is is his hat." This is acting as a demonstrative pronoun and is the subject. "Whose is this?" Whose is acting as a relative pronoun and is the subject.
This can be a demonstrative adjective (this ball) or a demonstrative pronoun.
The demonstrative pronoun in the sentence is these.A demonstrative pronoun takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time.The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.When a demonstrative pronoun is placed before a noun (for example, these answers) it is an adjective.
The demonstrative adjective in the sentence is "those." It is used to specify which shoes are being referred to, indicating a particular pair that is not close to the speaker. Demonstrative adjectives help to clarify the noun they modify—in this case, "shoes."
The demonstrative adjective in the sentence is "Those", which is used to indicate a specific set of shoes.
A Demonstrative Adjective.