Pronouns are substitute words forn nouns or noun phrases. The following are the types of pronouns
- Personal Pronoun ( Kata Ganti Orang )
Personal pronouns are those associated with a certain person, thing, or group; all except you have distinct forms that indicate singular or plural number
PERSONAL PRONOUN |
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Subject |
Example | Object |
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SINGULAR |
1ST Person | I | I buy a book | Me | Rudi gives me a book |
2nd Person | You | You buy a book | You | Rudi gives you a book | |
3rd Person | He | He buys a book | Him | Rudi gives him a book | |
She | She buys a book | Her | Rudi gives her a book | ||
It | It eats a meat | It | Rudi gives it a meat | ||
PLURAL |
1ST Person | We | We buy some snacks | Us | Rudi gives us some snacks |
2nd Person | You | You buy some snacks | You | Rudi gives you some snacks | |
3rd Person | They | They buy some snacks | Them | Rudi gives them some snacks |
- Possessive Pronoun ( Kata Ganti Kepunyaan )
Possessive pronouns are those designating possession or ownership ( kata ganti yang dipakai untuk menyatakan kepunyaan seseorang )
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN |
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Possessive Adjective |
Example | Possessive Pronoun |
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SINGULAR |
1ST Person | My | This is my book | Mine | He didn’t bring an umbrella. So, I lent him mine |
2nd Person | Your | This is your book | Yours | This book is yours | |
3rd Person | His | This is his book | His | Those papers is his | |
Her | This is her book | Hers | That lipstick is hers | ||
Its | This is its tail | ||||
PLURAL |
1ST Person | Our | This is our classroom | Ours | This room is ours |
2nd Person | Your | This is your classroom | Yours | This room is yours | |
3rd Person | Their | This is their classroom | Theirs | This room is theirs |
- Reflexive Pronoun ( Kata Ganti Reflexive )
Reflexive Pronouns are those preceded by the adverb, adjective, pronoun, or noun to which they refer, and ending in –self or –selves ( kata ganti diri sendiri )
REFLEXIVE PRONOUN |
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Personal Pronoun |
Reflexive Pronoun |
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SINGULAR |
1ST Person | I | Myself | I write myself that letter |
2nd Person | You | Yourself | You yourself park the car in the garage | |
3rd Person | He | Himself | He hurt himself with knife | |
She | Herself | Rita herself sends the books | ||
It | Itself | His dog hurts itself | ||
PLURAL |
1ST Person | We | Ourselves | We talked ourselves with the President |
2nd Person | You | Yourselves | You all yourselves will play the games | |
3rd Person | They | Themselves | Rudi and Rita themselves paid all the bills |
REFERENCES :
- Budiman, Arief. 2001. Tata Bahasa Inggris untuk Kelas 1,2 dan 3 SMU. CV. Pustaka Setia: Bandung
- http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/pronouns-2/