Demonstrative Pronouns in GMAT

[mailmanik16]

Hi,

I have a question about the usage of demonstrative pronouns in GMAT. Can we use demonstrative pronoun (this,that,these,those) as a pronoun to replace noun or are they always used as demonstrative adjectives to modify noun ?

Manhattan SC guide says that demonstrative pronouns should not be used as pronoun on GMAT test except for the case in which pronouns 'that' and 'those' are used to define a new copy of antecedent.

Does that mean that following sentence are incorrect as per GMAT.
"Jim wrote that"
"Look at that"
"That will run for an hour"

Regards
Manik

[JbhB682]

Bumping ...i had the same question ...can someone respond to this please

Thank you !

[Sage Pearce-Higgins]

Let me be pedantic about your question: you're not going to 'use' any of these words on the GMAT (except perhaps in your argument essay, but I'm not concerned with that here). Sentence Correction is a test that asks you to pick the best option based on good grammar and clear, logical meaning. The style of SC sentences is descriptive, third-person, and abstract. It's not the kind of English that we'd use in a practical situation such as demonstrating how a machine works by pointing at parts and saying 'this' or 'that'. For that reason the sentences that you mentioned ("Jim wrote that" "Look at that" "That will run for an hour") are not going to come up on SC problems.

Here's another thread with a similar discussion: https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/foru ... 11621.html

Theses topics are covered in chapters 7 and 12 of the SC strategy guide. As always, it's important to relate the concepts and rules that you encounter to real GMAT problems. Find a few in the Official Guide using 'these', 'those', 'that', etc. and you'll see both the kind of constructions that GMAT uses, and the typical traps that come up.