Faulty Reference_TOEFL "Pronoun" Part 5 Writing Skill

 

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WRITING SKILL

“PRONOUN: FAULTY REFERENCE“

 

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 “faulty reference”. Yuk simak penjelasannya berikut ini!

 

Faulty Reference

Antecedent of a pronoun harus dengan jelas dipahami. Antecedent merupakan noun (kata benda) atau pronoun (kata ganti) yang menjadi rujukan dari sebuah pronoun. Perhatikan beberapa contoh kalimat berikut ini

When Betty was in college, she wrote to her family every week. (She clearly refers to Betty.)

As Bob got off the plane, he waved to his father. (He clearly refers to Bob.)

As Don explained his theory to me, I found it fascinating. (It clearly refers to theory.)

 

Error Examples

Berikut ini terdapat beberapa kesalahan dalam penggunaan fault reference pada kalimat; serta, pembenarannya!

 

Wrong	Right
Mary told Paula that she had to read Plato’s Republic. (She can refer to Mary or Paula.)	Mary told Paula, “I have to read Plato’s Republic.”
Paul saw his friend as he was walking across the campus. (He can refer to Paul or his friend.)	While Paul was walking across the campus, he saw his friend.
Sylvia and Mary saw a movie yesterday, and she said it was wonderful. (She can refer to Sylvia or Mary.)	Sylvia and Mary saw a movie yesterday, and Sylvia said it was wonderful.
I put the vase on the glass table and it broke. (It can refer to vase or table.)	The vase broke as I put it on the glass table.
In the book it says to cook the meat for several hours. (It has no antecedent in this context.)	The book says to cook the meat for several hours.

 

Skill Builder 5: Faulty Reference

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

(___) 1. Mr. Smith told Mr. Jones that he had lost a lot of money in the stock market.

(___) 2. In the telephone directory, it says to call directory assistance in that situation.

(___) 3. When Peter finished the examination, he gave it to the professor.

(___) 4. Cathy saw her friend as she was driving home from work.

(___) 5. When John put a new frame on the picture, it looked strange.

(___) 6. The laundry was not dry enough for Susan to bring it into the house.

(___) 7. He put all his savings in the stock market, and it suffered great losses that year.

(___) 8. When Jack was in the navy, he learned electronics.

(___) 9. In the newspaper it says there is renewed interest in the silver market.

(___) 10. The A Team played the B Team yesterday, and now it is in first place.

 

Key Answer

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

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

 

Its Correction

1.      Mr. Smith told Mr. Jones, “I have lost a lot of money in the stock market”.

2.      The telephone directory says to call directory assistance in that situation.

3.      When Peter finished the examination, he gave it to the professor.

4.      As Cathy was driving home from work, she saw her friend.

5.      The picture looked strange as John put a new frame on it.

6.      The laundry was not dry enough for Susan to bring it into the house.

7.      The stock market suffered great losses that year as he put all his savings in it.

8.      When Jack was in the navy, he learned electronics.

9.      The newspaper says there is renewed interest in the silver market.

10.  The A Team played the B Team yesterday, and now the A Team is in first place.

 

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Source

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

 

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