That, This, These, Those
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."
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The word this is a 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.
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"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.