Demonstrative article

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In the name of the Merciful Allah,
Hello, would you please tell me what's a demonstrative article, in English?

[Clark]

In the name of the Merciful Allah,
Hello, would you please tell me what's a demonstrative article, in English?

Probably, 'hello' would be enough.

There is no such thing as 'demonstrative article' in the English language. As far as I know there are two articles: the definite article (the) and the indefinite one (a). Grammarians also single out the 'zero article'.

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I read this term in a book on toefl. Here is its quote: In the example, the highlighted words are a phrase containing a demonstrative article (this) and a noun (purpose).

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I read this term in a book on toefl. Here is its quote: In the example, the highlighted words are a phrase containing a demonstrative article (this) and a noun (purpose).

'This' is a demonstrative pronoun.

[BobK]

'This' is a demonstrative pronoun.

There are two sorts of demonstrative:

demonstrative adjective (as in "this purpose") [sometimes called a 'demonstrative determiner']
demonstrative pronoun (as in "this is the purpose")

* Demonstrative determiners
o I think this sandwich is very tasty.
o Follow that car!


* Demonstrative pronouns
o It doesn't get any better than this.
o That's amazing!

Read more here: Demonstrative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Excellent reply, Bobk.

[RonBee]

Try this:

English Grammar: Demonstrative pronoun

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There are two sorts of demonstrative:

demonstrative adjective (as in "this purpose") [sometimes called a 'demonstrative determiner']
demonstrative pronoun (as in "this is the purpose")


Read more here: Demonstrative - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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I know. Those are terminological differences.
Here is another division: noun-pronouns and adjective-pronouns.
And here is one of the arguments: adjectives do not have the category of number in English. How come that 'this' have it if it's an adjective?

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Some grammarians call "this," "that," "these," and "those" dermonstrative articles.
[I call them definite determiners.]