Read the following introduction, and focus on the underlined words!
Stacey : I don’t think we have met. I am Stacey. (hold out hand to shake)
Carl :
Hi Stacey. I’m Carl.
Stacey : Hi Carl. So, how do you know Jane?
Carl : Oh, Jane
and I used to work together at a coffee shop.
Stacey : Oh, you mean when you
were working in Japan?
Carl : That’s right. And how do you know her?
Stacey :
Actually, Jane is my cousin. Our moms are sisters.
Carl : No way! You two don’t
look anything alike.
From the dialouge above, we can conclude thar the function to using pronoun in introduction our self, to ommit the repeataion the subject and noun such as:I, you, me, it,they, we, she, him, us.
Another Example
Alia wants to have many pen pals because she likes making friends. Her pen pals come from many parts of the world. Caroline introduces her to Hannah. Now Hannah becomes Alia’s pen pals. Hannah likes her a lot.
There are several kinds of pronoun , such as: subjective, objective, possessive
adjectives, and possessive pronouns.
Dalam bentuk orang ketiga, kata ganti subjek sering digunakan untuk
menghindari pengulangan nama subjek.
Contoh:
I am 16.
You seem lost.
Jim is
angry, and he wants Sally to apologize. This table is old. It needs to be
repainted.
We aren't coming.
They don't like pancakes.
2. Object Pronoun
Kata ganti objek digunakan untuk mengganti kata benda yang merupakan objek langsung atau tidak langsung dari sebuah klausa.
Contoh:
Give the book to me.
The teacher
wants to talk to you.
Jake is hurt because Bill hit him.
Rachid recieved a letter from her last week.
Mark can't find it.
Don't be angry with us.
Tell them to hurry up!
3. Possessive Adjective/Determiner
Kata sifat kepunyaan bukanlah kata ganti, melainkan kata sandang. Namun, kita sebaiknya mempelajari kata sifat kepunyaan saat mempelajari kata ganti karena mirip dengan kata ganti kepunyaan. Kata sifat kepunyaan berfungsi sebagai kata sifat dan diletakkan sebelum kata
benda yang dimodifikasi. Kata- kata ini tidak mengganti kata benda seperti kata ganti.
Contoh:
Did mother find my shoes?
Mrs. Baker wants to see your homework.
Can Jake bring over his baseball cards? Samantha will fix her bike tomorrow.
The cat broke its leg. This is our house.
Where is their school?
4. Possessive Pronoun
Kata ganti kepunyaan mengganti kata benda sebagai subjek atau objek dari
sebuah klausa. Karena kata benda yang diganti tidak muncul di dalam kalimat,
kata benda itu harus jelas diketahui dari konteks.
Contoh: This bag is mine.
Yours is not blue.
That bag looks like his. These shoes are not hers. That car
is ours. Theirs is parked in the garage
Well what do you think? Can you use the pronoun in your daily? Great. You are the best student.
EXERCISE:
Practice 1
Use correct subjectl pronouns. See the words in brackets.
Example:
Question: ______ often reads books. (Lisa)
Answer: She often reads books.
1) ___ is dreaming. (George)
2) ___ is green. (the blackboard)
3) ___ are on the wall. (the posters)
4) ___ is running. (the dog)
5) ___ are watching TV. (my mother and I)
6) ___ are in the garden. (the flowers)
7) ___ is riding his bike. (Tom)
8) ___ is from Bristol. (Victoria)
9) ___ has got a brother. (Diana)
10) ___Have got a computer (Mandy and I)
Practice 2 Fill the blanks with the correct possessive adjective! Number 1 is example:
1) Joanie is (John and Nancy) their daughter.
2) Is this Jane’s dog? Yes it is ______ dog.
3) The dog is chasing ______ own tail.
4) Pedro and Isabel are Spanish. ______ family is from Spain.
5) Juan is not at school. ______ father took him to the doctor.
6) Beatriz is married. She showed us ______ ring today.
7) .Jose and Maria are dancers. ______ older brother is a singer.
8) Pepe and I have an English class together. ______ teacher is Ms. Smith.
9) My family has a dog. ______ dog’s name is Lady.
10) The teacher told me not to bring ______ cell phone to school.
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