Subject Pronoun |
Object Pronoun |
Possessive Adjective |
Possessive Pronoun |
Reflexive Pronoun |
I You We They She He It |
Me You Us Them Her Him It |
My... + Noun Your book Our… Their… Her… His… Its… |
Mine Yours Ours Theirs Hers His - |
Myself Yourself/selves Ourselves Themselves Herself Himself Itself |
Personal Pronoun
1.
Subject pronouns
(I, you, he, she, it, we, and they) digunakan pada kedudukan subjek dan setelah
verb (kata kerja) to be, seperti is, am, are, was, were, be, dan been.
Contoh:
They arrived safely
last night.
It was they who knocked on
the door last night.
2.
Object pronouns
(me, you, him, her, it, us, and them) digunakan sebagai objects of verbs (objek
kata kerja) dan prepositions (kata depan); dan sebagai subjects of infinitives
(subjek infinitive).
Contoh:
I told him the news. (after
main verb)
Between you and me,
the economic situation looks bad. (after preposition)
We asked him to bring a salad
to the party. (before infinitive)
Catatan:
Error Examples
Wrong |
Right |
Jane and him planned to go
to the movies. |
Jane and he planned to go
to the movies. |
She sold the car to Mary and he. |
She sold the car to Mary and him. |
I never met a man as kind as him. |
I never met a man as kind as he. |
For you and I arriving on
time will be difficult. |
For you and me arriving on
time will be difficult. |
He specifically told them, Bob and he,
to get ready. |
He specifically told them, Bob and him,
to get ready. |
Several times during the semester the
teacher asked he to speak to the class. |
Several times during the semester the
teacher asked him to speak to the class. |
Ask him to do it hisself. |
Ask him to do it himself. |
They do not want to go by theirselves. |
They do not want to go by themselves. |
Skill Builder 2: Personal Pronouns
Key Answer
1.
Incorrect 2.
Correct 3.
Incorrect 4.
Incorrect 5.
Correct |
6.
Incorrect 7.
Correct 8.
Correct 9.
Correct 10. Incorrect |
11. Incorrect 12. Incorrect 13. Correct 14. Correct 15. Incorrect |
Its Correction
1.
I was surprised to
learn that Betty and he were hurt in the accident.
2.
I often remember
when Paul and I visited Rome.
3.
He moved the
furniture by himself.
4.
She gave us,
Margaret and me, the notes we
missed in class.
5.
They were sitting
by themselves next to the swimming pool.
6.
That project is the
responsibility of Susan and her.
7.
Let us keep
this secret between you and me.
8.
Do not forget to
give the message to Bob and me.
9.
The tourists asked us, my cousin and me, how to get to the museum.
10. Please
be sure to notify my husband or me when the package arrives.
11. The
children assembled the toy house by themselves.
12. How
often do you have the opportunity to meet a man as intelligent as he?
13. For
the majority of us the issue
is rather confusing.
14. Mary
will never be as rich as I.
15. It
is her, the one whom nobody
likes.
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