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It stands alone and still conveys a meaning. It does not need a noun to convey a meaning to the reader. Let us have a look at some examples.Īccording to the example, the word that has been used as a pronoun. They do not need the assistance of another noun but stand alone. However, unlike the adjectives, the application of demonstrative pronouns is a bit different. That is if the noun is singular the demonstrative adjective has to be in singular, if the noun is plural, so is the demonstrative adjective.ĭemonstrative pronouns are the same as demonstrative adjectives. Attention has to be paid to the fact that when using demonstrative adjectives, it always has to agree with the noun. In this case, the demonstrative adjective those has been used to refer to people. Also note how the demonstrative adjective is followed by a noun from which it derives its meaning. Let us have a look at an example.Īccording to the example given above, the demonstrative adjective that is used to refer to an object far away from the speaker. They have to be used with a noun at all times. However, the specialty of demonstrative adjectives is that they can never stand alone. When the object is far away from us, we use that in singular and those in plural. When we are referring to objects or people that are close to us, we can use this in the singular or these in the plural. What is a Demonstrative Adjective?ĭemonstrative adjectives are this, these, that, those. This article attempts to highlight the difference between demonstrative pronoun and adjective while providing a comprehensive idea of each section.

The difference between the two is that while the demonstrative adjective needs a noun to qualify it, the demonstrative pronoun stands alone. If we put it simply, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns are used to refer to specific objects or people. Demonstrative Pronoun vs Demonstrative AdjectiveĪs the difference between demonstrative pronoun and demonstrative adjective is very subtle there is a possibility for these two to confuse the English student.However, once the basic idea has been grasped this is easy enough to bear in mind.