This question is incomplete because there is not a word in italics. Here is the complete question:
Identify the word in italics.
This is the dog I was telling you about.
A. Demonstrative pronoun
B. Indefinite pronoun
C. Interrogative pronoun
D. Relative pronoun
E. Not a pronoun
The answer to this question is A. Demonstrative pronouns
Step-by-step explanation:
In general, the function of a pronoun, which includes words such as I, some, that, is to replace a noun. Moreover, in the English language there are different pronouns depending on their uses and features. In the case of demonstrative pronouns, these indicate the specific noun. Due to this, in English these pronouns are these, that, those, and this; for example, the pronoun this indicates the noun is singular and close to the speaker. According to this, the type of pronoun shown by the word in italics "this" is demonstrative pronouns.