Demonstrative Adjectives
Demonstrative Adjectives When a noun or nouns need to be identified, especially in a spatial or positional context, a demonstrative adjective is used. The adjectives are placed in front of the modified noun and they agree in gender and number.
Demonstrative Adjectives This- este, esta (cerca) These- estos, estas That- ese, esa (lejos) Those- esos, esas That (over there) – aquel, aquella (muy lejos) Those (over there) – aquellos, aquellas
Examples This apple (cerca) That table (lejos) That book (muy lejos) These pencils (cerca) Those girls (lejos) Those houses (muy lejos)
Answers This apple (cerca) – Esta manzana That table (lejos) – Esa mesa That book (muy lejos) – Aquel libro These pencils (cerca) – Estos lápices Those girls (lejos) – Esas chicas Those houses (muy lejos) – Aquellas casas
Pronouns Demonstrative Adjectives have corresponding pronouns. The action of a pronoun is to take the place of a noun in order to avoid redundancy. Even though pronouns take the place of nouns and placement is not an issue, they still agree in gender and number with the nouns they REPLACE.