Saifullah.id - Pada Halaman 14 - 16 kita disuguhkan latihan soal untuk menguji pemahaman kita pada materi Pronouns (Kata Ganti) di halaman 11 - 13. Latihan tersebut sangat mudah dikerjakan apabila kalian sudah hafal kedudukan kata ganti (Pronouns) sebagai Subject, Object, Possessive Adjective, dan Possessive Pronouns. Untuk menguasai materi ini, kuncinya kalian cuma perlu menghafalkan tabel berikut:
Catatan Pengingat
Subject: Pasti berada di awal kalimat atau berada setelah kata and.
Object: Tidak mungkin berada di awal kalimat, biasanya terletak di tengah atau di akhir kalimat.
EXERCISES
I. Read the emails in the reading section again. Underline all pronouns that you can find.
II. Fill in the blanks with the right words.
A. Subjective Pronouns:
1. ____ (Me/I) come to Yogyakarta every month.
Jawab: I dan Me artinya sama, yaitu "Saya". Namun karena posisinya berada di depan kalimat, maka kita menggunakan I karena berfungsi sebagai subject.
2. ____ (His/He) spends the weekend playing guitar.
Jawab: His dan He artinya sama, yaitu "Dia (Laki-laki)". Namun karena posisinya berada di depan kalimat, maka kita menggunakan He karena berfungsi sebagai subject.
3. ____ (They/Them) told me that they sent e-mail to each other every day.
Jawab: They dan Them artinya sama, yaitu "Mereka". Namun karena posisinya berada di depan kalimat maka kita menggunakan They karena berfungsi sebagai subject.
4. ____ (we/ours) plan to visit Thailand next year.
Jawab: We dan Ours artinya sama, yaitu "Kami/Kita". Namun karena posisinya berada di depan kalimat maka kita menggunakan We karena berfungsi sebagai subject.
5. ____ (We/It) can climb Bromo Mountain together on July.
Jawab: We dan It artinya berbeda, yaitu We=Kami/Kita, sedangkan It=Iyanya/Itu. Namun keduanya sama-sama berfungsi sebagai subject. Untuk mendapatkan jawaban yang benar, kita perhatikan seluruh isi kalimatnya. Di dalam kalimat tersebut terdapat kata kerja tanpa akhiran "s", yaitu climb dan kata penjelas together (bersama-sama) yang menunjukkan pelakunya memang lebih dari 1 orang. Artinya, subjectnya harus Plural (Jamak/Ramai). Jadi jawabannya We karena It hanya untuk 1 benda (Singular/Sendiri)
B. Objective Pronouns:
1. I am going to introduce ____ (she/her) to one of my pen pals in Malaysia.
Jawab: She dan Her artinya sama, yaitu "Dia (Perempuan)". Namun karena posisinya berada bukan di awal kalimat, maka kita menggunakan Her karena berfungsi sebagai object.
2. Lolita told ____ (we/me) that she wanted to send a birthday gift to her pen pal in Papua.
Jawab: We dan Me artinya berbeda, yaitu We=Kami/Kita, sedangkan Me=Saya. Fungsi mereka juga berbeda, We untuk Suject, sedangkan Me untuk Object. Jadi sudah jelas sekali jawabannya Me karena posisinya berada bukan di awal kalimat alias sebagai Object.
3. My friends and I have regular meetings with pen pal seeker group. You can join ____ (it/its) anytime.
Jawab: It dan Its artinya berbeda, yaitu "It=nya/Itu, sedangkan Its=Kepunyaannya". Sementara di dalam kalimat tersebut, kata rumpang merujuk pada kata reguler meetings=pertemuan rutin sehingga lebih tepat di isi dengan It.
4. He told me that he had many e-pals but he is no longer keep in touch with ____ (theirs/them).
Jawab: Theirs dan Them artinya berbeda, yaitu "Theirs=kepunyaan mereka, Them=mereka (Object)". Jadi sudah sangat jelas jawabannya adalah Them karena posisinya berada di akhir kalimat, dan berfungsi sebagai object.
5. It is obvious that Marina desperately wants to visit Malang very soon. She talked about ____ (them/it) frequently these days.
Jawab: Them dan It artinya berbeda, yaitu "Them=mereka (Object), It=nya (Object)". Meskipun keduanya sama-sama object, namun yang paling cocok jawabannya adalah It. Sebab iya merujuk pada kalimat "Marina desperately wants to visit Malang very soon"
C. Possessive Adjectives:
1. I am going to wash _______ hand. (my/me)
Jawab: My hand = Tangan saya
2. Do you like _____ pen pals? (you/your)
Jawab: Your pen pals = Sahabat-sahabat penamu
3. ______ hobby is reading the biography of famous people. (He / His).
Jawab: His hobby = Hobinya
4. She is sixteen and ______ school is in Minneapolis (her/she)
Jawab: Her school = Sekolahnya
5. They run their family business themselves because _____ father died last year. (they/their)
2. ____ (Mine/My) little brother studies in a state vocational school in my region.
3. Alice told her pen pal that she admired JK. Rowling and collected ____(her/his) novels.
4. My pen pals have the same interest with me, which is about writing. We sometimes send ____ (their/our) piece of writings and I often give comments on____ it/theirs).
5. He told me about his family and I told ____(my/mine) too.
2. I have several pen pals from UK. I write to ____ (they/them) via email every week.
3. Alia often tells Hannah about her rehearsal. ____ (She/Her) joins a choir club in her school.
4. As for hobbies, we are really into sport and music. So, we can share ____ (my/our) experience about football players and songs.
5. My friends and I often spend long holiday in our hometowns. ____(They/We) keep in touch via e-mail and WhatsApp.
6. The cat licks ______ (its/it) fur many times, and it seems to enjoy doing _____ (its/it).
7. Hannah said, “This is my favorite book and I want to give it to _____ (yours/you). Now it’s _____(yours/you).”
8. Alia was sobbing when ______ (she/her) read this line in the novel _____ (she/her) got from Saidah: They know the land is not _____ (they/theirs) anymore. The landlord told _______ (they/them) to leave the land. The two brothers said to themselves,” We will work very hard to collect money. Someday ______ (we/us) will return to buy his land, and _______ (its/it) will become _______ (our/ours) forever.”
9. The teacher tells ________ (we/us) to make friends with students from English speaking countries so that ______ (we/us) can improve our English.
10.Alia’s brother wanted to have pen pals too. Alia introduced ______ (he/him/his) to Hannah’s and Saidah’s brothers. Now, they have become good friends. Sometimes Alia writes about _______ (theirs/them) in _______ (hers/her) letter to Hannah and Saidah.
Jawab: Their father = Ayah mereka
D. Possessive Pronouns:
1. He is very diligent and loves reading. He always brings book in ____(he/his) bag.Jawab: His > Kata ganti kepunyaan dari he
2. ____ (Mine/My) little brother studies in a state vocational school in my region.
Jawab: My > Befungsi sebagai subject
3. Alice told her pen pal that she admired JK. Rowling and collected ____(her/his) novels.
Jawab: Her > Merujuk pada JK. Rowling (nama seorang perempuan)
4. My pen pals have the same interest with me, which is about writing. We sometimes send ____ (their/our) piece of writings and I often give comments on____ it/theirs).
Jawab: Our > Kata ganti kepunyaan untuk We, Theirs > Merujuk pada our piece of writings
5. He told me about his family and I told ____(my/mine) too.
Jawab: Mine > Keluargaku
E. Mixed (Pronouns and Possesive Adjectives):
1. Sofia told ___(I/me) that you would like to have more pen pals from Netherlands.Jawab: Me > Sebagai object.
2. I have several pen pals from UK. I write to ____ (they/them) via email every week.
Jawab: Them > Sebagai object.
3. Alia often tells Hannah about her rehearsal. ____ (She/Her) joins a choir club in her school.
Jawab: She > Sebagai subject.
4. As for hobbies, we are really into sport and music. So, we can share ____ (my/our) experience about football players and songs.
Jawab: Our > Sebagai Possessive Adjective
5. My friends and I often spend long holiday in our hometowns. ____(They/We) keep in touch via e-mail and WhatsApp.
Jawab: They > Sebagai subject.
6. The cat licks ______ (its/it) fur many times, and it seems to enjoy doing _____ (its/it).
Jawab: Its > Sebagai Possessive Adjective, it > Sebagai Object
7. Hannah said, “This is my favorite book and I want to give it to _____ (yours/you). Now it’s _____(yours/you).”
Jawab: You > Sebagai Object, Yours > Sebagai Possessive Pronouns
8. Alia was sobbing when ______ (she/her) read this line in the novel _____ (she/her) got from Saidah: They know the land is not _____ (they/theirs) anymore. The landlord told _______ (they/them) to leave the land. The two brothers said to themselves,” We will work very hard to collect money. Someday ______ (we/us) will return to buy his land, and _______ (its/it) will become _______ (our/ours) forever.”
Jawab: She > Sebagai Subject, She > Sebagai Subject, Theirs > Sebagai Possessive Pronouns, Them > Sebagai Object, We > Sebagai Subject, It > Sebagai Subject, Ours > Sebagai Possessive Pronouns.
9. The teacher tells ________ (we/us) to make friends with students from English speaking countries so that ______ (we/us) can improve our English.
Jawab: Us > Sebagai Object, We > Sebagai Subject
10.Alia’s brother wanted to have pen pals too. Alia introduced ______ (he/him/his) to Hannah’s and Saidah’s brothers. Now, they have become good friends. Sometimes Alia writes about _______ (theirs/them) in _______ (hers/her) letter to Hannah and Saidah.
Jawab: Him > Sebagai Object, Them > Sebagai Object, Her > Sebagai Possessive Adjective
