Personal Pronouns

Personal Pronouns (Kata Ganti Orang) 

Personal Pronouns adalah kata ganti yang dikaitkan terutama dengan orang tertentu, dalam arti gramatikal.

A personal pronoun is a pronoun that is associated primarily with a particular person, in the grammatical sense.

Ketika membahasa "orang" dalam istilah tata bahasa, aturan berikut berlaku :

• Orang pertama, seperti dalam "I (Saya)"
• Orang Kedua, seperti dalam "You (Kamu)"
• Orang Ketiga, seperti dalam "It ( itu), Dia pr (She) dan Dia lk (He)"

Personal Pronouns dapat mengambil berbagai bentuk tergantung pada nomor (singular/plural). Mereka juga dapat mengambil bentuk yang berbeda tergantung pada kasus (case), jenis kelamin (gender), dan formalitas (formality). Kata ganti orang dapat merujuk pada benda (object), binatang (animals), atau orang (people).

Personal Pronouns memberi kita informasi berikut:

The person - Who is speaking?

The number - Is the pronoun plural or singular?

The gender - Is the pronoun feminime, masculine or neuter?

Contoh dari Personal Pronoun

Berikut adalah contoh dari Personal Pronoun. Yang termasuk personal pronouns dicetak miring.

1. You need to stop lying to me.
2. we would love for you to join us.
3. Come look at my cat!. He has climbed to the top of that tree.

Personal Pronouns sebagai Subject Pronouns

Subject Pronouns adalah kata ganti apapun yang digunakan untuk mengganti kata benda umum atau kata benda yang tepat sebagai subjek kalimat.

Personal Pronouns as Object Pronouns

Object Pronouns adalah kata ganti apapun yang dipengaruhi oleh tindakan yang dikenakan subjek kalimat. Object Pronouns yaitu :me, you, him, her, it, us dan them.

 

Contoh Personal Pronouns as Subject Pronoun and as Object Pronouns

1. I want you ti read this book.
2. You are the fastes runner on my team, and we're depending on you.
3. They talked to me about acting in the play.
4. We  enjoyed hearing her  sing. 

Membandingkan Subject dan Object Pronouns

Subject Pronoun	Object Pronoun
It	It
You	You
What	What
I	Me
He	Him
She	Her
We	Us
Who	Whom
They	Them

Latihan

1. __________ often reads until late at night.
   1. He
   2. Alan
   3. Mary
   4. They
2. __________ is running up and down the stairs.
   1. The cat
   2. She
   3. My brother
   4. You
3. __________ is from Ireland.
   1. Rory
   2. My friend
   3. He
   4. This souvenir
4. Have __________ got a dog, Mary?
   1. Anyone
   2. They
   3. Someone
   4. It
5. We enjoy the roses so much. __________ really liven up the garden.
   1. They
   2. Its
   3. Someone
   4. Flowers
6. Melissa isn’t an architect; __________ is an engineer.
   1. He
   2. They
   3. It
   4. She
7. Are __________ friends or not?
   1. He
   2. She
   3. We
   4. It
8. My doctor was born in Germany. __________ teaches language lessons in his spare time.
   1. They
   2. It
   3. She
   4. He
9. All of my teachers are Americans. __________ come from all over the country.
   1. She
   2. We
   3. They
   4. Them
10. Our friends are athletes. All of __________ are either strong, fast, or both.
    1. We
    2. They
    3. Them
    4. You

Answers:

1. A – He often reads until late at night.
2. B – She is running up and down the stairs.
3. C – He is from Ireland.
4. B – Have they got a dog, Mary?
5. A – We enjoy the roses so much. They really liven up the garden.
6. D – Melissa isn’t an architect; she is an engineer.
7. C – Are we friends or not?
8. D – My doctor was born in Germany. He teaches language lessons in his spare time.
9. C – All of my teachers are Americans. They come from all over the country.
10. C – Our friends are athletes. All of them are either strong, fast, or both.

Referensi : http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/personal-pronouns/

Garut, 03 April 2018

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