{"id":38,"date":"2022-05-20T21:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/demonstrative-pronouns\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T21:09:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:09:01","slug":"demonstrative-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/demonstrative-pronouns\/","title":{"raw":"Demonstrative Pronouns","rendered":"Demonstrative Pronouns"},"content":{"raw":"\nDemonstrative pronouns substitute for things being pointed out. They&nbsp;include&nbsp;<em>this<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>that<\/em>, <em>these<\/em>, and <em>those<\/em>. <em>This<\/em>&nbsp;and <em>that<\/em>&nbsp;are singular;&nbsp;<em>these&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>those<\/em> are plural.\n\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-2295\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21152833\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.26.19-AM-300x276.png\" alt=\"GPS location symbols connected by dotted line\" width=\"150\" height=\"276\">The difference between&nbsp;<em>this<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>that<\/em> and between&nbsp;<em>these<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>those<\/em> is a little more subtle.&nbsp;<em>This<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>these<\/em> refer to something that is \"close\" to the speaker, whether this closeness is physical, emotional, or temporal.&nbsp;<em>That<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>those<\/em> are the opposite: they refer to something that is \"far.\"\n<ul>\n \t<li>Do I actually have to read all of <em>this<\/em>?\n<ul>\n \t<li>The speaker is indicating a text that is close to her, by using \"this.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><em>That<\/em>&nbsp;is not coming anywhere near me.\n<ul>\n \t<li>The speaker is distancing himself from the object in question, which he doesn't want to get any closer. The far pronoun helps indicate that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>You're telling me you sewed all of <em>these<\/em>?\n<ul>\n \t<li>The speaker and her audience are likely looking directly at the clothes in question, so the close pronoun is appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Those&nbsp;<\/em>are all gross.\n<ul>\n \t<li>The speaker wants to remain away from the gross items in question, by using the far \"those.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> these pronouns&nbsp;are often combined with a noun. When this happens, they act as a kind of adjective instead of as a pronoun.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Do I actually have to read all of<em> this&nbsp;<\/em>contract?<\/li>\n \t<li><em>That<\/em> thing is not coming anywhere near me.<\/li>\n \t<li>You're telling me you sewed all of <em>these<\/em> dresses?<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Those<\/em>&nbsp;recipes are all gross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\nThe antecedents of&nbsp;demonstrative&nbsp;pronouns (and sometimes the pronoun <em>it<\/em>)&nbsp;can be&nbsp;more complex than those of&nbsp;personal pronouns:\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Animal Planet's&nbsp;puppy cam has been taken down for maintenance.<\/strong> I never wanted <em>this<\/em> to happen.<\/li>\n \t<li>I love Animal Planet's panda cam. <strong>I watched a panda eat bamboo for half an hour.<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>It<\/em>&nbsp;was amazing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn the first example, the antecedent for&nbsp;<em>this<\/em> is the concept of the puppy cam being taken down. In the second example, the antecedent for&nbsp;<em>it<\/em>&nbsp;in this sentence is the experience of watching the panda. That antecedent isn't explicitly stated in the sentence, but comes through in the intention and meaning of the speaker.\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\nIn the following sentences, determine if <em>this<\/em>, <em>that<\/em>, <em>these<\/em>, or <em>those<\/em> should be used.\n<ol>\n \t<li>Lara looked at her meal in front of her. \"____ looks great!\" she said.<\/li>\n \t<li>Tyesha watched&nbsp;the \u201967 Mustang drive down the street. \"What I wouldn't give for one of ____.\"<\/li>\n \t<li>\"What do you think of ____?\" Ashley asked,&nbsp;showing me the&nbsp;three paint samples&nbsp;she had picked out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[reveal-answer q=\"727295\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"727295\"]\n<ol>\n \t<li>Lara looked at her meal in front of her. \"<strong>This<\/strong> looks great!\" she said.\n<ul>\n \t<li>The meal is right in front of Lara, and there is only one meal.&nbsp;<em>This<\/em> is the correct pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Tyesha watched the \u201967 Mustang drive down the street. \"What I wouldn't give for one of <strong>those<\/strong>.\"\n<ul>\n \t<li>The Mustang is far away (and&nbsp;getting further away as it drives off). The phrase \"one of ____\" requires a plural word in the blank. <em>Those<\/em> is the correct pronoun.&nbsp;A singular version of the sentence would be something like \"What I wouldn't give to own <strong>that<\/strong>.\" <em>That<\/em>&nbsp;is the correct pronoun for singular things that are far away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>\"What do you think of <strong>these<\/strong>?\" Ashley asked, showing me the three paint samples&nbsp;she had picked out.\n<ul>\n \t<li>The paint samples&nbsp;are in immediate focus (whether Ashley is holding them or looking at them online), and there are three of them.&nbsp;<em>These<\/em> is the correct pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n\n<\/div>\n","rendered":"<p>Demonstrative pronouns substitute for things being pointed out. They&nbsp;include&nbsp;<em>this<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>that<\/em>, <em>these<\/em>, and <em>those<\/em>. <em>This<\/em>&nbsp;and <em>that<\/em>&nbsp;are singular;&nbsp;<em>these&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>those<\/em> are plural.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2295\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/06\/21152833\/Screen-Shot-2016-06-21-at-11.26.19-AM-300x276.png\" alt=\"GPS location symbols connected by dotted line\" width=\"150\" height=\"276\" \/>The difference between&nbsp;<em>this<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>that<\/em> and between&nbsp;<em>these<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>those<\/em> is a little more subtle.&nbsp;<em>This<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>these<\/em> refer to something that is &#8220;close&#8221; to the speaker, whether this closeness is physical, emotional, or temporal.&nbsp;<em>That<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>those<\/em> are the opposite: they refer to something that is &#8220;far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I actually have to read all of <em>this<\/em>?\n<ul>\n<li>The speaker is indicating a text that is close to her, by using &#8220;this.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>That<\/em>&nbsp;is not coming anywhere near me.\n<ul>\n<li>The speaker is distancing himself from the object in question, which he doesn&#8217;t want to get any closer. The far pronoun helps indicate that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re telling me you sewed all of <em>these<\/em>?\n<ul>\n<li>The speaker and her audience are likely looking directly at the clothes in question, so the close pronoun is appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em>Those&nbsp;<\/em>are all gross.\n<ul>\n<li>The speaker wants to remain away from the gross items in question, by using the far &#8220;those.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> these pronouns&nbsp;are often combined with a noun. When this happens, they act as a kind of adjective instead of as a pronoun.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I actually have to read all of<em> this&nbsp;<\/em>contract?<\/li>\n<li><em>That<\/em> thing is not coming anywhere near me.<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;re telling me you sewed all of <em>these<\/em> dresses?<\/li>\n<li><em>Those<\/em>&nbsp;recipes are all gross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The antecedents of&nbsp;demonstrative&nbsp;pronouns (and sometimes the pronoun <em>it<\/em>)&nbsp;can be&nbsp;more complex than those of&nbsp;personal pronouns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Animal Planet&#8217;s&nbsp;puppy cam has been taken down for maintenance.<\/strong> I never wanted <em>this<\/em> to happen.<\/li>\n<li>I love Animal Planet&#8217;s panda cam. <strong>I watched a panda eat bamboo for half an hour.<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>It<\/em>&nbsp;was amazing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the first example, the antecedent for&nbsp;<em>this<\/em> is the concept of the puppy cam being taken down. In the second example, the antecedent for&nbsp;<em>it<\/em>&nbsp;in this sentence is the experience of watching the panda. That antecedent isn&#8217;t explicitly stated in the sentence, but comes through in the intention and meaning of the speaker.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p>In the following sentences, determine if <em>this<\/em>, <em>that<\/em>, <em>these<\/em>, or <em>those<\/em> should be used.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Lara looked at her meal in front of her. &#8220;____ looks great!&#8221; she said.<\/li>\n<li>Tyesha watched&nbsp;the \u201967 Mustang drive down the street. &#8220;What I wouldn&#8217;t give for one of ____.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What do you think of ____?&#8221; Ashley asked,&nbsp;showing me the&nbsp;three paint samples&nbsp;she had picked out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q727295\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q727295\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Lara looked at her meal in front of her. &#8220;<strong>This<\/strong> looks great!&#8221; she said.\n<ul>\n<li>The meal is right in front of Lara, and there is only one meal.&nbsp;<em>This<\/em> is the correct pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tyesha watched the \u201967 Mustang drive down the street. &#8220;What I wouldn&#8217;t give for one of <strong>those<\/strong>.&#8221;\n<ul>\n<li>The Mustang is far away (and&nbsp;getting further away as it drives off). The phrase &#8220;one of ____&#8221; requires a plural word in the blank. <em>Those<\/em> is the correct pronoun.&nbsp;A singular version of the sentence would be something like &#8220;What I wouldn&#8217;t give to own <strong>that<\/strong>.&#8221; <em>That<\/em>&nbsp;is the correct pronoun for singular things that are far away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What do you think of <strong>these<\/strong>?&#8221; Ashley asked, showing me the three paint samples&nbsp;she had picked out.\n<ul>\n<li>The paint samples&nbsp;are in immediate focus (whether Ashley is holding them or looking at them online), and there are three of them.&nbsp;<em>These<\/em> is the correct pronoun.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-38\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Text: Demonstrative Pronouns. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Image of location icons. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: icon 54. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: The Noun Project. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenounproject.com\/search\/?q=far&#038;i=223118\">https:\/\/thenounproject.com\/search\/?q=far&#038;i=223118<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":503070,"menu_order":11,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Text: Demonstrative Pronouns\",\"author\":\"\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Image of location icons\",\"author\":\"icon 54\",\"organization\":\"The Noun Project\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thenounproject.com\/search\/?q=far&i=223118\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-38","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":27,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/38","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/503070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/38\/revisions"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/27"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/38\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=38"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}