1. Understanding pronouns
Pronouns is a word used to replace noun (noun), which can be a person, objects, animals, places, or abstract concept. These pronouns are one of eight part of speech .
2. Types of pronouns
In English, pronouns consist of seven types, namely:
1. Reflexive Pronoun
Reflexive pronoun is a pronoun used to indicate the action or activity performed by the subject himself (the subject of the verb) or in other words an emphasis on the elements of the subject or object. Singular pronoun suffix gets -Self, and the plural suffix -selves.
Note the table below:
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
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MEANING
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My self
Yourself / yourselves
Themselves
ourselves
himself
herself
itself
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Saya sendiri
Kamu sendiri/kalian sendiri
Mereka sendiri
Kami sendiri
Dia sendiri (laki-laki)
Dia sendiri (perempuan)
Dia sendiri (benda atau binatang)
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Example of sentences:
a. Sunny made this book by herself.
b. He enjoyed himself by watching two movies.
c. The children are old enough to look after Themselves.
2. Possessive Pronoun (possessive pronoun)
Possessive pronouns are pronouns that show belongs to a person or group. There are two forms of the possessive pronoun is dependent (placed before a noun) and independent (placed after a verb).
Note the table below:
Dependent
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Independent
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My
Your
his
Her
Its
Our
Their
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Mine
Your
his
hers
Its
Ours
theirs
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Example of sentences:
a. This is my book. The book is mine.
b. This house is theirs.
c. This is your pencil and Reviews those are hers.
3. Personal pronouns (personal pronouns)
Personal pronoun is a pronoun that indicates the person or naming. The personal pronoun used as subject and object.
Note the table below:
SUBJECT
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OBJECT
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MEANING
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I
you
She
heigh
It
We
They
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me
you
Her
Him
It
Us
Them
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Saya, Aku
Kamu, Anda, Kalian
Dia (Perempuan)
Dia (Laki-laki)
Dia, Itu, -Nya
Kita, Kami
Mereka
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Example of sentences:
a. Three days ago I met Ariel. Yesterday I met himagain.
b. My sister bought a new cell phone. She loves itvery much.
c. Sule three books borrowed from the library. He must return them in two days.
4. Interrogative pronouns
Interrogative pronoun is a word that questioned people or objects. These include: who, Whom (who), Whose (has anybody), why (why), which (which), and what (what). Pronouns or pronouns are used to ask people, objects, or a choice. Pronoun that is often used is what, roomates who, Whom and Whose.
Example of sentences:
a. Who did you call?
b. What did you order?
c. Why did you sell your way?
5. Demonstrative pronouns
Demonstrative pronouns are pronouns pointer by proximity: close (this and Reviews These) and far (that and Reviews those).
Example of sentences:
a. This is my mother, These are my sisters.
b. That book is yours, Reviews those are mine.
6. Indefinite pronouns
Indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that refers to someone or something that is not necessarily considered, such as: somebody, something, anything, everyone, and everything.
7. Relative pronouns
Relative pronouns are words that compose a noun or noun phrase with explanatory clauses, such as the WHO, Whom, Whose, which, and that translated into the Indonesian language into words.
Example of sentences:
a. I do not like people who lose temper Easily.
b. Meow everyday that I always feed my cat is.
c. This is Tukul Whose brother you met last week
