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What are demonstratives?

What are the words that are used as demonsrtatives? How does the use of demonstratives help a speaker to speak his language?


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deⷭonⷳtraⷴive (d-mnstr-tv) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Serving to manifest or prove.
Involving or characterized by demonstration.
Given to or marked by the open expression of emotion: an affectionate and demonstrative family.
Grammar Specifying or singling out the person or thing referred to: the demonstrative pronouns these and that.
NOUN:
Grammar
A demonstrative pronoun or adjective.


OTHER FORMS:
deⷭonstraⷴiveⷬy (Adverb), deⷭonstraⷴiveⷮess (Noun)