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Demonstrative and Interrogative Adjectives

Demonstrative and Interrogative Adjectives. Using Demonstrative Adjectives. This, that, these, and those —the four demonstrative pronouns—are often used as demonstrative adjectives PRONOUN: We saw that . ADJECTIVE: That lake is home to many geese. PRONOUN: What are these ?

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Demonstrative and Interrogative Adjectives

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  1. Demonstrative and Interrogative Adjectives

  2. Using Demonstrative Adjectives This, that, these, and those—the four demonstrative pronouns—are often used as demonstrative adjectives • PRONOUN: We saw that. • ADJECTIVE:That lake is home to many geese. • PRONOUN: What are these? • ADJECTIVE:These gulls are searching for food.

  3. Practice!!-Circle the demonstrative pronoun in each sentence. If it is used as a pronoun, write P. If it is used as an adjective, underline the noun it modifies. That one is a herring gull. Those are yellow-legged gulls gathered on the beach, searching for food. These darker feathers belong to the herring gull. Do you think you can remember all of this? The feathers of this bird are slightly darker that those of the other. This is how you can tell the difference between the two kinds of gulls.

  4. Using Interrogative Pronouns Which, what, and whose—three of the interrogative pronouns—can be used a interrogative adjectives. • PRONOUN:Which do you think he will choose? • ADJECTIVE:Which parrot do you think he will buy? • PRONOUN:Whose can that be? • ADJECTIVE:Whose macaw can that be?

  5. Practice!!-Circle the interrogative pronoun in each sentence. If it is used as a pronoun, write P. If it is used as an adjective, underline the word it modifies. • Which is the most interesting pet to own? • Which pet shop carries the healthiest macaws? • Whose idea was it to come to this pet store? • What are we supposed to do to prepare our home for the new parrot? • What items did you put inside the parrot’s cage? • Which brand of food is the most popular?

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