This, that, these and those. They are adjectives because they modify nouns: for example, "this car", "that book:, "these pencils" and "those pens". For objects close to us we use "this" and "these"; for objects far away we say "that" and "those". If we don't care where the object(s) is/are then we use "the".
This can be a demonstrative adjective (this ball) or a demonstrative pronoun.
The demonstrative pronoun and the adjective use of the word 'these' is the plural form of 'this'.
Éste (as a pronoun) ésta (as a pronoun) este (as a demonstrative adjective) esta (demonstrative adjective) esto (demonstrative pronoun, neuter gender)
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."
demonstrative
demonstrative
That, This, These, Those
The word this is a demonstrative adjective.
demonstrative adjective
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.
No, in the phrase "this shirt," "this" is a demonstrative pronoun, not an adjective.
demonstrative