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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

what part of speech is "that" in this sentence
I would like that hat there please
  

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In traditional grammar, it would fall under a subcategory of adjective. Modern grammar calls it a determiner, a separate part of speech.

  • In traditional grammar, it would fall under a subcategory of adjective.
  • Modern grammar calls it a determiner, a separate part of speech.
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In traditional grammar, it would fall under a subcategory of adjective. Modern grammar calls it a determiner, a separate part of speech.
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Anonymous what part of speech is "that" in this sentence I would like that hat there please
I've heard it called a demonstrative adjective, of which there are four: this, that, these, those.

CJ

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