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In your example sentence, "that" is a demonstrative adjective.Originally Posted by anupumh
I like that. - In this sentence "that" is a demonstrative pronoun - object pronoun.
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#1 24-Aug-2009, 16:04
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Hi,
Which parts of speech "that" can be?
He has done that work.
Over here what is that?
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#2 24-Aug-2009, 19:35Re: That
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#3 24-Aug-2009, 20:14Re: That
What parts of speech can THAT be? Can THAT ever be a noun?
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#4 24-Aug-2009, 20:51Re: That
"That" can be afew things. "That" is a conjuntion, as well. "That" can't be a noun, but that can be a pronoun - a demonstrative pronoun. Originally Posted by anupumh
That can be used for adjective clauses and noun clauses.
That can be used in expressions, such as "that's that" or "that about does it".
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