Demonstrative pronouns replace or refer to nouns ornoun phrases and, occasionally, larger units of asentence.
In the decades following the Civil War, fifteen separate categories ofcurrency in multiple denominations were issued. Theseincluded Demand Notes, U.S. Notes, National Bank Notes, and Federal ReserveNotes. [These replaces fifteen separate categories ofcurrency.]
--Schafrik and Church, "Protecting the Greenback," ScientificAmerican (modified)
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Caution: Be careful not to mix alkaline earth metals with water, which maycause an explosion. This is dangerous at best. [What is dangerous, mixing alkaline earth metals with water or the explosionthat such mixing can cause?]Acceptable
Caution: Be careful not to mix alkaline earth metals with water, which maycause an explosion. Such an explosion is dangerous at best.
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