Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative determiners can also take the form of pronouns when they replace a noun (instead of modifying it).

Reviewing Demonstrative Determiners

Rule 1. Determinative demonstratives accompany a noun and indicate which entities are being referred to. They must agree in number and gender with the noun they accompany.

How to Use Demonstrative Pronouns?

Rule 2. Demonstrative pronouns are used to replace something that is being talked about, and often show the proximity between two entities.

Demonstrative Pronouns Form

Rule 3. The demonstrative pronouns are the same as the demonstrative determiners, only with a neutral variation discussed further below. Remember that they have to agree in number and gender with the noun they are replacing.

Neutral demonstratives

Rule 4. Unlike determiners, demonstrative pronouns have a neutral form. This is always singular and refers to abstract ideas, the unknown, or something that has already been mentioned.

The demonstrative pronouns in the neutral form are the following: