The pronoun "that" is either demonstrative or relative pronoun depending on how it is used in a sentence.
Demonstrative pronouns take the place of a noun, indicating near or far in distance or time.
The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.
Relative pronouns introduce a relative clause; a relative pronoun "relates" to the word that it modifies.
The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.
Examples
Demonstrative pronoun: That is mom's favorite flower.
Relative pronoun: Tulips are the flowers that mom likes best.
Note: When the word 'that' is placed just before a noun, it is an adjective that describes the noun: that flower, that tulip.
A word that describes a noun or pronoun is an ADJECTIVE.
The pronoun in the sentence is he.The pronoun 'he' is a personalpronoun, a word that takes the place of a singular noun (or name) for a specific male as the subject of a sentence or a clause.EXAMPLEwith a noun: My brother is a big fan of JK Rowling.with a name: Jason is a big fan of JK Rowling.with the pronoun: He is a big fan of JK Rowling.
The pronoun 'that' is functioning as a demonstrative pronoun as the subject of the sentence 'that was your conclusion'. The pronoun 'that' is taking the place of the noun 'conclusion'.It's a bit easier to see if you place the parts of the sentence in a different order:That was your conclusion about the strange lights in the sky, a new airplane? (that = conclusion)
The pronoun 'these' is a demonstrative pronoun; a word that takes the place of a noun indicating relative nearness or distance in time or place.The demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, and those.Example sentence: These are my favorite kind of apples.The word 'these' also functions as an adjectivewhen placed before a noun to describe that noun.Example sentence: These apples are my favorite kind.
"In the sentence below, identify the pronoun and its antecedent?"In this sentence the pronoun is its.The antecedent for the possessive adjective its is the noun pronoun.
The pronouns in the sentence are what (an interrogative pronoun) and you (a personal pronoun).
"Which" is a relative pronoun that is used to introduce a relative clause in a sentence. It connects the clause to a noun or pronoun that was mentioned earlier in the sentence.
Their is a possessive pronoun, the third person plural. The pronoun their can be use as the subject or the object of a sentence.
The pronoun "them" is an objective case pronoun. It functions as the object of a verb or a preposition in a sentence.
The pronoun in this sentence is "I," which refers to the speaker or writer.
A nominative case (subjective) pronoun is used as the subject of a sentence or a clause and as a predicate nominative.
"Whomever" is the objective case of the "universal" relative pronoun "whoever".
The word "Which" is a pronoun. However, depending on how it is used it in a sentence the word can vary between being an interrogative pronoun or a relative pronoun.
A word that describes a noun or pronoun is an ADJECTIVE.
The pronoun 'she' is a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a specific person or thing.The pronoun 'she' is a singular pronoun, a word that takes the place of a singular noun for a female.The pronoun 'she' is a third person pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for the person spoken about.The pronoun 'she' is a subject pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun as the subject of a sentence or a clause.The pronoun 'she' is part of the compound subject of the sentence (She and Jason).
The pronoun in the sentence is he.The pronoun 'he' is a personalpronoun, a word that takes the place of a singular noun (or name) for a specific male as the subject of a sentence or a clause.EXAMPLEwith a noun: My brother is a big fan of JK Rowling.with a name: Jason is a big fan of JK Rowling.with the pronoun: He is a big fan of JK Rowling.
The subject pronoun identifies what a sentence is about. It is the pronoun that performs the action in the sentence or is described by the predicate.