The Word 'that' is a pronoun, an adjective, an adverb and a conjunction.
The pronoun 'that' is a demonstrative pronoun and a relative pronoun.
A demonstrative pronoun takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time.
They are: this, that, these, those.
A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause, which "relates" to the its antecedent, providing additional information about the antecedent without starting another sentence.
They are: who, whom, whose, which, that.
Examples:
He brought his mother flowers. I like that. (demonstrative pronoun)
The flowers that he brought were roses. (relative pronoun)
More examples for 'that':
He brought his mother flowers. I like thatgesture. (adjective)
I didn't realize he was that extravagant. (adverb)
His mother was delighted that he was so thoughtful. (conjunction)
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