Un pronume demonstrativ reprezintă un obiect sau obiecte:
- aproape ca distanţă şi timp (this, these)
- departe ca distanţă şi timp (that, those)
Câteva exemple:
- Have you seen this?
- Do you like that?
- These are beautiful.
- Can you see those?
- This is heavier than that.
- These are bigger than those.
Normal, pronumele demonstrative se folosesc cu obiecte. Dar uneori putem folosi pronumele pentru a identifica persoana:
- This is Jack speaking. Is that Kate?
- That sounds like Charles.
