Demonstrative Adjectives

Demonstrative adjectives point to specific nouns. They show if the noun is near or far. They also show if the noun is singular or plural. They come before the noun.

Use this with one noun near you. Use these with more than one noun near you. These words come before countable nouns.

Use that with one noun far from you. Use those with more than one noun far from you. These words come before countable nouns.

Demonstrative adjectives must match the noun number. Use singular forms with one noun. Use plural forms with more than one noun.

A demonstrative adjective comes directly before a noun. It works with countable nouns such as book, chair, and apples. It helps identify the exact person or thing.

You can now use this, that, these, and those before nouns. You can choose a form by number and distance. You can point to specific people and things with demonstrative adjectives.