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These are the people who helped buid our nation.
What kind of pronoun is These in the sentence
demonstrative
relative
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Answer: These is a demonstrative pronoun.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, and those) are pronouns that point to a specific entity in order to distinguish it from others. These pronouns provide us with information about what/who is being referred to.
  • Demonstrative pronouns can be used for both singular and plural, for objects near us in time/space and those distant in time/space.
  • Pronouns this (for singular) and these (plural) are used with objects near us, as in this example: These are the people who helped build our nation.
  • Pronouns that and those are used for objects that are distant.
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