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PUTTING PRONOUNS TO WORK DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS can function as subjects, as direct objects, as predicate nouns. Demonstrative Pronouns Singular This That Plural These Those At this time, we will only be working with demonstrative pronouns as subjects, direct objects, and predicate nouns. • Subjects are nouns or pronouns that exist before the verb. They are the topic of the sentence. Demonstrative Pronouns as Subject That is my book. This is your book. Those are my books. These are your books. Direct objects are nouns or pronouns that come after transitive action verbs. They answer the question “whom” or “what” after the verb. Demonstrative Pronouns as Direct object Can I have that? Can I have this? Hand me those. I will take these. Predicate nouns are nouns or pronouns that follow a linking verb and rename the subject of the sentence. Demonstrative Pronouns as Predicate noun My greatest fear is that. My greatest hope is this. My favorite books are these. My favorite apples are those. Never use here or there with a demonstrative pronoun. • Do not say: • This here is our cat. • Do say: • This is our cat. • Do not say: That there is our dog. Do say: That is our dog. Demonstrative Pronouns Are Often Used As Adjectives • Pronoun: That is difficult. • Adjective: That game is difficult. • Pronoun: Try that. • Adjective: That game looks like fun. Adjective or Pronoun? • • • • These are the arrows. Did you know that rule? That is not my best score. Is there a way to improve these scores? • • • • These are the arrows. (Pronoun) Did you know that rule? (Adjective) That is not my best score. (Pronoun) Is there a way to improve these scores? (Adjective) Using Demonstrative Pronouns and Adjectives • Use the demonstratives this, that, those, these. • Write two sentences. In the first sentence, use the word as an adjective before a noun. • In the second sentence, use the word as a pronoun.