Question

question 9 in the sentence this is the classroom where my chemistry lab meets for study group on wednesday nights, what is the function of the demonstrative pronoun this? select an answer and submit. for keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a article/adjective b noun c adverb d subject

Explanation:

In the sentence "This is the classroom where my chemistry lab meets for study group on Wednesday nights", we analyze the function of "This". A demonstrative pronoun like "This" can function as a subject in a sentence. Let's check each option:

• Option a: An article/adjective would modify a noun (e.g., "a book", "the red car"). "This" is not modifying a noun in the sense of an adjective here as it is not giving more description about a noun's quality but rather indicating a thing.
• Option b: A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. "This" is not a noun itself.
• Option c: An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. "This" does not perform that function.
• Option d: The sentence structure is "This (subject) + is (verb) + the classroom (object) + [relative clause]". So "This" is the subject.

Answer:

d. subject