Relative & Demonstrative Pronouns
English Language: AQA A Level, topic 1.2.11
Lexis - Relative and Demonstrative Pronouns
Relative pronouns link the noun to a clause. Demonstrative pronouns direct attention towards something.
Relative pronouns
- Relative pronouns link the noun to a clause.
- Relative pronouns include (but are not limited to) who, what, where.
Relative pronouns - examples
- Izzy, who played the saxophone, had a gig tonight.
- The pronoun 'who' links Izzy to the clause.
- Cigarettes, which are bad for your health, are very expensive.
- The pronoun 'which' links cigarettes to the clause.
- The book, when it was published, was very successful.
- The pronoun 'when' links the book to the clause.
Demonstrative pronouns
- Demonstrative pronouns direct attention towards something.
Demonstrative pronouns - examples
- This is the car Jess owns.
- The pronoun 'this' draws attention to the car.
- Those boys are very good at football.
- The pronoun 'those' draws attention to the boys.
- These students are the brightest in the class.
Test yourself on Relative & Demonstrative Pronouns
Which sentences contain demonstrative pronouns?
What type of pronoun does this sentence contain?
This is Katherine's house.What type of pronoun does this sentence contain?
The house, which is situated in New York, is very large.