Demonstrative pronouns:

pronouns used to identify people or things

used to replace nouns already mentioned or refer to something people know

  • this(these)

  • that(those)

Example:

  • This is his book.

  • Those apples were his.

  • These teaches are from China.

Indefinite pronouns

Refers to an uncertain person or thing

  • one
  • the other
  • some
  • any
  • something
  • nothing

Example:

  • No one knows where he is.

  • Some of the boys want to go to Shanghai, but the others want to go to Xi'an.

  • Each of the students has got a book.

  • I know nothing about this person.

  • I have something to tell you.