Are you guys serious? He's saying "that" as in "the way you're interpreting the word mammoth" is a noun. "This" as in "the way the author used the word mammoth" is an adjective.
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What's a mammoth solar panel? Is it a hairy, prehistoric solar panel?
That's a noun. This is an adjective.
Actually, that and this are both pronouns.
Stop it with all this verbiage.
No, "this" and "that" are both pronouns. You need to study your use-mention distinction, son.
I second rock99. Though I prefer to use the word "logorrhea" over "verbiage"... :)
"All the -one words, All the -body words. each, either, neither are all singular pronouns"
Are you guys serious? He's saying "that" as in "the way you're interpreting the word mammoth" is a noun. "This" as in "the way the author used the word mammoth" is an adjective.
Well, "this" and "that" are not just any ole pronouns, they exist in an exclusive category called "demonstrative pronouns."