PRONOUNS / KATA GANTI
Kata ganti dalam Bahasa Inggris berubah bentuknya sesuai dengan jabatan kata tersebut dalam
sebuah kalimat. Jabatan tersebut dibedakan menjadi:
SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE OBJECT POSSESSIVE
I me my mine
We us our ours
You you your yours
You you your yours
They their their theirs
He him his his
She her her hers
It it its its
SUBJECT
Ciri-ciri : - Terletak di depan to be / kata kerja (dalam kalimat positif).
- Biasanya terletak di awal kalimat.
Contoh : - John closes the door. he
- The child and you are in this car. you
- The children sent the news. they
- The man and I eat mangoes but the women do not. We they
OBJECT
Ciri-ciri : - Terletak di belakang to be / kata kerja.
- Terletak di belakang preposition : for, to, from, with, about, etc.
Contoh : - The driver drives the car. it
- The teacher teaches Tom and me. us
- Tom buys books for Susan. Them, us
Bentuk subyek dan obyek dapat dipakai sebagai pelengkap dalam kalimat sesudah:
It
This (be)
That
Contoh : - Who is it? It is me
- What happended to the Smiths? That’s them at the door now.
POSSESSIVE
Ciri-ciri : - Nama/jabatan diikuti bentuk ‘s’ dan benda yang dimilikinya.
Contoh : - This is John’s and my book. our
- This is John’s car. his
- This men’s shirts are all white. their
- I like Susan’s old dresses. her
OBJECT POSSESSIVE
Ciri-ciri : - Nama/jabatan diikuti ‘s’ tanpa diikuti benda yang dimilikinya karena benda
yang dimiliki telah disebut sebelumya.
Contoh : - My book is white. Susan’s is brown. hers
- The car is John’s. his
- The children’s pictures are good. I like the children’s. theirs
LATIHAN
Gantilah kata-kata yang bergaris bawah dengan kata ganti.
Contoh : The cat caught some mice last night. _____it_____ ____them___
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___________ ___________
1. The lady bought some paintings from the artist.
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2. John repaired the rice cooker for his mother. ___________ ___________
3. Is this my cup? I do not want to use their cups. 3
___________ ___________
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___________ ___________
4. That cat is the girl’s. It is not the boy’s.
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___________ ___________
5. The gardener put the plants in the shade.
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___________ ___________
6. Do Jimmy and you tell my aunt about the children?
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7. The cold wind makes their hair stand on the end. ___________ ___________
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___________ ___________
8. Do elephants eat nuts?
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9. His sister’s laugh at the girl’s friend. ___________ ___________
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10. The children’s toys are in your room. ___________ ___________
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___________ ___________
11. Don’t tell Sally and me about Fred and you.
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___________ ___________
12. That knife is Martin’s but those bags are Maria’s.
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___________ ___________
13. I’m sharpening my pencils. Do you want to sharpen your
pencil, too? 14
___________ ___________
14. I don’t find my books. This one is my parents’. 15
___________ ___________
15. Did you meet John’s sister or John’s brother. 16
___________ ___________
16. Did Jane enjoy Tom’s and my letter? 17
___________ ___________
17. The actor has a beautiful wife. 18
___________ ___________
18. The hostess greeted the guests warmly. 19
___________ ___________
19. They sold their house to the Browns. 20
___________ ___________
20. Mathematics is easy for me, but Economics and History
are not. 21
___________ ___________
21. Do you see my friend’s sister or my parents? 22
___________ ___________
22. The brothers’ hair is black but their sister’s is fair. 23
___________ ___________
23. My sister’s husband is with my sister.
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___________ ___________
24. Did you meet Mr. Brown’s wife or Mr. Brown’s children?
25. This is John’s and my book but that is Susan’s and yours. 25
___________ ___________
