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Problem Explanation:

The worksheet focuses on demonstratives, which are words that indicate the location or distance of a noun in relation to the speaker. The task involves identifying demonstratives, their usage, and their function in sentences.

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Solution:

#### Part 1: Demonstratives
1. Which demonstratives indicate something that is close to the speaker in distance or time?
- Answer: This, these

2. Which demonstratives indicate something that is far away from the speaker in distance or time?
- Answer: That, those

3. Demonstratives can be used as what parts of speech?
- Answer: Pronouns or Adjectives

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#### Part 2: Underline the demonstrative in each sentence. Is it being used as a pronoun or an adjective?

4. I am looking forward to that.
- Underlined Word: *that*
- Function: Pronoun (It replaces a noun, such as "the event" or "the thing.")

5. This is awful.
- Underlined Word: *this*
- Function: Pronoun (It replaces a noun, such as "the situation" or "the thing.")

6. Those kids will be late.
- Underlined Word: *those*
- Function: Adjective (It modifies the noun "kids," indicating which kids are being referred to.)

7. This business is well-respected.
- Underlined Word: *this*
- Function: Adjective (It modifies the noun "business," indicating which business is being referred to.)

8. Did you hear that?
- Underlined Word: *that*
- Function: Pronoun (It replaces a noun, such as "the sound" or "the news.")

9. Will you help with this?
- Underlined Word: *this*
- Function: Pronoun (It replaces a noun, such as "the task" or "the problem.")

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Final Answer:

1. This, these
2. That, those
3. Pronouns or Adjectives

4. that (pronoun)
5. this (pronoun)
6. those (adjective)
7. this (adjective)
8. that (pronoun)
9. this (pronoun)

Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\text{1. This, these} \\
\text{2. That, those} \\
\text{3. Pronouns or Adjectives} \\
\text{4. that (pronoun)} \\
\text{5. this (pronoun)} \\
\text{6. those (adjective)} \\
\text{7. this (adjective)} \\
\text{8. that (pronoun)} \\
\text{9. this (pronoun)}
}
\]