Execise of Pronoun: TOEFL Writing Skill Test

 

TOEFL MASTER

WRITING SKILL

“EXERCISE: 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 “Exercise of Pronouns”. Yuk simak penjelasannya berikut ini!

 

EXERCISES: PRONOUNS

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

 (___) 1. When one has many problems, he should try to solve them one at a time.

(___) 2. Mary could never understand him wanting to be a nurse.

(___) 3. I often think back to the time when mutual friends introduced Paul and I.

(___) 4. Claire noticed many people who had been waiting hours to buy their tickets.

(___) 5. When the children realized that they were by theirselves in the dark, they became really frightened.

(___) 6. In the course of life one should always remember their old friends.

(___) 7. Do you remember the teacher that his daughter became a doctor?

(___) 8. For them of you who wish to know more about journalism, we recommend that you order a book from the following list.

(___) 9. Neither my aunt nor my cousins were able to explain their behavior.

(___) 10. Mary was surprised to realize that it was us, her old school friends, calling her from Paris.

(___) 11. The dean asked all the students, including Betty and I, to show our visitor every possible courtesy.

(___) 12. Give the refunds to those who have filled out the correct form.

(___) 13. They say that English can be a very difficult language for one to learn in his later years.

(___) 14. Modern society has many problems that they must solve.

(___) 15. Elaine met the actress who you admire so much.

(___) 16. Bob called to his old friend John as he walked across the campus.

(___) 17. In the paper it says it is going to rain today.

(___) 18. Did you ever see a man as tall as he?

(___) 19. Neither of the girls remembered to give I her notebook.

(___) 20. I am worried about your having to review so much material.

 

Key Answer

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

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

11.  Incorrect 12.  Correct 13.  Correct 14.  Incorrect 15.  Incorrect

16.  Incorrect 17.  Incorrect 18.  Correct 19.  Incorrect 20.  Correct

 

Its Correction

1.      When one has many problems, he should try to solve them one at a time.

2.      Mary could never understand his wanting to be a nurse.

3.      I often think back to the time when mutual friends introduced Paul and me.

4.      Claire noticed many people who had been waiting hours to buy their tickets.

5.      When the children realized that they were by themselves in the dark, they became really frightened.

6.      In the course of life one should always remember one’s old friends.

7.      Do you remember the teacher whose daughter became a doctor?

8.      For those of you who wish to know more about journalism, we recommend that you order a book from the following list.

9.      Neither my aunt nor my cousins were able to explain their behavior.

10.  Mary was surprised to realize that it was we, her old school friends, calling her from Paris.

11.  The dean asked all the students, including Betty and me, to show our visitor every possible courtesy.

12.  Give the refunds to those who have filled out the correct form.

13.  They say that English can be a very difficult language for one to learn in his later years.

14.  Modern society has many problems that it must solve.

15.  Elaine met the actress whom you admire so much.

16.  As Bob walked across the campus, he called to his old friend John.

17.  The paper says it is going to rain today.

18.  Did you ever see a man as tall as he?

19.  Neither of the girls remembered to give me her notebook.

20.  I am worried about your having to review so much material.

 

Source

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

 

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