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What are Demonstrative Pronouns?
Demonstrative pronouns are those that identify or point to a thing or things and occasionally persons.
They can be both singular and plural and they refer to nouns that are either nearby or far away in time or space. What does that mean exactly?
First of all, there are only four demonstrative pronouns – this, that, these, those. This and that refer to singular nouns and these and those identify plural nouns.
The singular this and the plural these refer to a person or thing near the speaker.
The singular that and the plural those refer to a person or thing far away from the speaker.
Let’s look at some examples to get a clearer picture of this.
Examples of Demonstrative Pronouns
This is ridiculous. (This refers to an object or event close to the speaker.)
That is ridiculous. (That refers to an object or event farther away in space or time.)
These are ridiculous. (These refer to objects close to the speaker.)
Those are ridiculous. (Those refer to objects farther away in space and time.)
FutureSimpleTense
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The future simple tense is often called will, because we make the future simple tense with the modal auxiliary will.
How do we make the Future Simple Tense?
The structure of the future simple tense is:
| subject | + | auxiliaryverb WILL | + | mainverb |
| invariable | base | |||
| will | V1 |
For negative sentences in the future simple tense, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and main verb. For question sentences, we exchange the subject and auxiliary verb. Look at these example sentences with the future simple tense:
| subject | auxiliaryverb | mainverb | |||
| + | I | will | open | thedoor. | |
| + | You | will | finish | beforeme. | |
| - | She | will | not | be | atschooltomorrow. |
| - | We | will | not | leave | yet. |
| ? | Will | you | arrive | ontime? | |
| ? | Will | they | want | dinner? |
When we use the future simple tense in speaking, we often contract the subject and auxiliary verb:
| I will | I'll |
| youwill | you'll |
| he will she will it will | he'll she'll it'll |
| wewill | we'll |
| theywill | they'll |
For negative sentences in the future simple tense, we contract with won't, like this:
| I willnot | I won't |
| youwillnot | youwon't |
| he will not she will not it will not | he won't she won't it won't |
| wewillnot | wewon't |
| theywillnot | theywon't |
How do we use the Future Simple Tense?
No Plan
We use the future simple tense when there is no plan or decision to do something before we speak. We make the decision spontaneously at the time of speaking. Lookattheseexamples:
- Hold on. I'll get a pen.
- We will see what we can do to help you.
- Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight.
In these examples, we had no firm plan before speaking. The decision is made at the time of speaking.
We often use the future simple tense with the verb to think before it:
- I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow.
- I think I will have a holiday next year.
- I don't think I'll buy that car.
Prediction
We often use the future simple tense to make a prediction about the future. Again, there is no firm plan. We are saying what we think will happen. Herearesomeexamples:
- Itwillraintomorrow.
- People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century.
- Who do you think will get the job?
Be
When the main verb is be, we can use the future simple tense even if we have a firm plan or decision before speaking. Examples:
- I'll be in London tomorrow.
- I'm going shopping. I won't be very long.
- Will you be at work tomorrow?