Question

Q1. Choose the demonstrative
adjectives in the following sentences.
(3)
a. How do you do this sum?​

Answer 1

AnswEr :

a. How do you do this sum ?

• a. How do you do this sum?

Here, 'this' is a demonstrative adjective as this indicates a noun or pronoun in the given sentence.

Also, this is used for a person that is near.[As a 1st person is questioning the 2nd person that how did he did that respective sum]

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• Demonstrative adjectives are the determiners used to identify the position of a noun or pronoun.

• Also, a demonstrative adjective comes before all other determiners, it maybe noun or pronoun.

Mostly used demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these & those.

• This - It is used for a person/thing that is nearby.

• These - It is used for 2 or more things that are nearby.

• That - It is used for a person/thing that is far away.

• Those - It is used for 2 or more things that are far away.