Question

Which demonstrative pronoun best completes this sentence?

Carla: ¿Puedes pasarme los platos?
Nicolás: ¿Cuáles platos?
Carla: ______________ aquí.

A.
Aquéllos

B.
Éstas

C.
Ésas

D.
Éstos

Answer 1

Which demonstrative pronoun best completes this sentence?

Answer: D. Estos

Carla: Estos aquí.

Translation: These here.

Explanation: in Spanish there are several demonstrative pronouns characterized by the distance to the object. They have a gender and number mark. "Platos" is a masculine, plural, noun.

here, masculine singular → este, aquí: this.

here, masculine plural → estos, aquí: these.

here, feminine singular → esta, aquí: this.

here, feminine plural → estas, aquí: these.

there, masculine singular → ese, allí: that.

there, masculine plural → esos, allí: those.

there, feminine singular → esa, allí: that.

there, feminine plural → esas, allí: those.

over there, masculine singular → aquel, allá: that over there.

over there, masculine plural → aquellos, allá: those over there.

over there, feminine singular → aquella, allá: that over there.

over there, feminine plural → aquellas, allá: those over there.

In addition to this, the Royal Spanish Academy, the highest authority of the Spanish language, has recommended since 2010, to dispense with written accents in demonstrative pronouns.


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