demonstrative pronoun

pron., a., conj., & As a demonstrative pronoun (pl

those in the basket are good apples. pron., a., conj., & As an adjective, that has the same demonstrative force as the pronoun, but is followed by a noun. pron., a., conj., & As a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which, serving to point out, and make definite, a person or thing spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either singular or plural. pron., a., conj., & As a conjunction, that retains much of its force as a demonstrative pronoun. pron., a., conj., & To introduce a clause employed as the object of the preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate nominative of a verb. pron., a., conj., & To introduce, a reason or cause

As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is present or near in place or time, or something just mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned. pron