Relative Pronoun_TOEFL "Pronoun" Part 1 Writing Skill

 

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WRITING SKILL

“PRONOUN: RELATIVE PRONOUN“

 

Hi, sobat!

Tahukah kamu apa itu pronoun? Pronoun (pronomina: bahasa Indonesia) merupakan kata yang berfungsi untuk menggantikan noun (kata benda) baik berupa orang, tempat, benda, ataupun sesuatu. Kata itu digunakan untuk mengindari pengulangan penyebuatan sebuah kata benda (noun), nama seseorang, tempat atau sesuatu hal. Pronoun berfungsi sebagai kata kanti (rujukan) noun dalam sebuah kalimat; yang berkedudukan sebagai subjek, objek, kepemilikan, dan sebagainya. Kemudian, pronoun dibedakan menjadi beberapa macam yaitu:

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 house  Yours Ours Theirs Hers His -	Myself Yourself/selves Ourselves Themselves Herself Himself Itself

 

Baca Juga: Part of Speech: Pronoun

 

Sementara itu, selain yang dicantumkan pada table di atas pronoun juga meliputi kata: who, whom, which, that, whose, dan sebagainya yang digunakan sebagai kata ganti subjek, objek, atau kepemilikan pada sebuah klausa kalimat.

Pada kesempatan kali ini, kita akan membahas “relative pronoun”. Yuk simak penjelasannya berikut ini!

 

Relative Pronoun

Who, whom, which, that, dan whose merupakan relative pronouns (kata ganti relative) yang biasanya digunakan untuk menunjukkan relative clauses (adjective clauses). Berikut ini terdapat beberapa penggunaan relative pronoun tersebut antara lain:

1.      Who dan whom digunakan untuk kata ganti orang.

Contoh:

I saw the man who is famous for inventing plastic.

Give it to the man whom you already know.

 

2.      Which digunakan untuk  nonrestrictive,  atau  nonessential clauses;  yaitu kalusa yang tidak berpengaruh terhadap makna kalimat sebenarnya. Nonessential clauses selalu didahului dan diikuti dengan tanda koma (,).  “Which” umumnya digunakan untuk kata ganti benda.

Contoh:

The 104 bus, which is always late, should arrive at 4 p.m. at the shopping center.

 

3.      That digunakan untuk restrictive, atau essential clauses. “That” dapat digunakan baik untuk kata ganti orang maupun kata ganti benda. Kamu tidak perlu menggunakan tanda koma (,) pada essential clauses.

Contoh:

Here is the man that can answer your questions.

Did you find the book that you wanted to buy?

 

4.      Whose digunakan untuk menunjukkan possession (kepemilikan). kata ini juga diikuti dengan persons (orang) atau things (bendanya).

Contoh:

This is the man whose car was towed away.

Do you know the doctor whose children I teach?

 

Baca Juga: Adjective Clause

 

Error Examples

Berikut ini terdapat beberapa kesalahan dalam penggunaan relative pronoun pada kalimat; serta, pembenarannya!

 

Wrong	Right
He is the student which always arrives late.	He is the student who always arrives late. OR He is the student that always arrives late.
Saudi Arabia is a country who exports oil all over the world.	Saudi Arabia is a country that exports oil all over the world.
We visited the building what is famous for its unusual design.	We visited the building, which is famous for its unusual design. OR We visited the building that is famous for its unusual design.
There was a story in the paper about the man that his car was stolen.	There was a story in the paper about the man whose car was stolen.

 

Skill Builder 1: Relative Pronouns

Directions: There is an error in the relative pronouns at some of the sentences below. Decide whether the sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (I).

(___) 1. I like novels who deal with philosophical questions.

(___) 2. The company did not want to hire a man that his experience was so limited.

(___) 3. The family whose house burned down was on television.

(___) 4. She wore a dress what everyone considered extravagant.

(___) 5. The train, which goes to Flower Square, will arrive at any moment.

(___) 6. The ship that we boarded in Rio was bound for Marseilles.

(___) 7. John did not want to do business with a man which had been in prison.

(___) 8. Take your car back to the man who sold it to you.

(___) 9. That is the baby which has been in the incubator for three months.

(___) 10. The woman that her photograph was in the paper is making a speech at the town hall tonight.

 

Key Answer

1.      Incorrect 2.      Incorrect 3.      Correct 4.      Incorrect 5.      Correct

6.      Correct 7.      Incorrect 8.      Correct 9.      Incorrect 10.  Incorrect

 

Its Correction

1.      I like novels that deal with philosophical questions.

2.      The company did not want to hire a man whose experience was so limited.

3.      The family whose house burned down was on television.

4.      She wore a dress that everyone considered extravagant.

5.      The train, which goes to Flower Square, will arrive at any moment.

6.      The ship that we boarded in Rio was bound for Marseilles.

7.      John did not want to do business with a man who had been in prison.

8.      Take your car back to the man who sold it to you.

9.      That is the baby who has been in the incubator for three months.

10.  The woman whose photograph was in the paper is making a speech at the town hall tonight.

 

Next to >>> Problems with Personal Pronoun

 

Source

Peterson`s (www.petersons.com). (2007). Peterson`s Master TOEFL Writing Skills. Peterson`s, a Nelnet Company

 

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