Adjective Pronouns

 3. ADJECTIVE PRONOUNS

 Some words are both pronouns and adjectives . They are of two kinds : demonstrative pronouns and indefinite pronouns . These pronouns have only two forms - singular and plural . These are : this , that , these , those , such , one .

 The family of demonstratives ( this / that / these / those / such ) can behave either as pronouns or as determiners .

As pronouns , they identify or point to nouns :

• That is amazing !

( referring to something you just saw )

• I will never recall this .

( referring to a recent experience ) Such is my belief .

( referring to an explanation just made )

A sense of emotional distance or even disdain can be conveyed with the demonstrative pronouns :

 You're going to hold these ?

 This is the best you can do ?

Pronouns used in this way would receive special stress in a spoken sentence .

The demonstrative adjective pronouns are illustrated by the following pairs of sentences :

 Examples

• Is this your book ? ( This stands for this book )

• That was my father . ( That stands for my father )

• These are lovely flowers . ( These stands for these lovely flowers

• Those are our dogs . ( Those stands for our dogs )

• I have failed again . Such is my luck . ( Such stands for I have failed again )

• He wanted to catch the train . That is why he took a taxi . ( That stands for He wanted to catch the train )

• Which tie do you want ? I want the black one . ( one here stands for the tie )