differemce between demonstraive pronoun and relative pronoun

A Demonstrative Pronoun points to the object which it refers.

Example: This is my house.

Here, the pronoun 'this' points to the object that is 'house'.

 

A Relative Pronoun points or refers to the noun going before it, which is called its antecedent.

Example: I have bought the book that I wanted.

Here, the pronoun 'that' relates to the noun going before it i.e. to 'the book'

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A demonstrative pronoun points to some noun going after it.

eg: i can solve these sums

A relative pronoun points to some noun going before it.

eg: he is the boy that won  the science olympiad

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