Decide whether the italicized word is being used as a determiner or a pronoun.

this is a big mess.
(this is supposed to italicized in the phrase)

a. determiner
b. pronoun

answer:

a: pronoun

explanation:

the word "this" used in the phrase is a pronoun because it can stand on itsown, taking the place of a noun phrase. for example, if we had: "this game is a big mess." in this case, the word "this" is a determiner, which qualifies the rest of the phrase, but it cannot be alone: this game . the same word with use different from the pronoun.

the third one.

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