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DIANA PUJI UTAMI
ESTIRATIH
1. Subject and Object Pronoun
2. Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
3. Pronoun Reference for Agreement
SUBJECT
I
You(s)
You(pl)
We
They
He
She
It
1. Subject and Object Pronoun
OBJECT
Me
You (s)
You (pl)
Us
Them
Him
Her
It
*A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a verb
*An object pronoun can be used as the object of a verb or
the object of a preposition (to, for, etc)
1. Subject and Object Pronoun
Subject + Verb +Object
Subject+ Verb+Object+Prep+OP
Verb
Full VerbMeet, give,
talk, etc
Auxiliary
Modals Can, will, shall,
must, could, would, etc
Has/have/had
Be Is, am, are, was, were
*Sally gave the book to John.
Subj V OV Prep OP
She gave it to him
*She is replacing the noun Sally.
*The object of verb it is replacing the noun the
book.
*The object of the preposition him is replacing the
noun John.
Example:
Him* and the girl are going shopping.
The OP him is incorrect because this pronoun serves as
the subject of the sentence. Him should be changed to
the SP he.
The gift was intended for you and I*.
The SP I is incorrect because this pronoun serves as
the object of preposition for. The SP I should be
changed to the OP me.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
My
Your (s)
Your (pl)
Our
Their
His
Her
Its
Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Mine
Yours (s)
Yours (pl)
Ours
Theirs
His
Hers
_____
* Possessive adjectives are not pronouns, but rather
determiners.
*They function as adjectives.
*They are used to describe/ modify a noun.
*They come before a noun (use with a noun/noun phrases)
Possessive Adjectives (PA)
Possessive adjective + Noun/ Noun Phrase
5. My car is bigger than her car.
Adj Adj
6. They lent me their book.
Adj
1. Our shoes
Adj N
2. Their Project
Adj N
3. His interesting story
Adj NP
4. Your new friend
Adj NP
* Possessive pronouns are to replace a noun/ a noun
phrase. The noun is either the subject or the object of
a clause.
Possessive Pronouns (PP)
Possessive pronoun = Noun
Her car is red.
N
Hers is red.
Pron
She brought my books.
N
She brought mine.
Pron
They lent me theirs.
Pron
She wanted to transfer hers.
Pron
LET’S CHECK...
Each morning they read theirs* newspapers.
Their
Could you give me your*?
Yours
The boys will cause trouble if you let him*
The boys will cause trouble if you let them.
Everyone must give their* name.
Everyone must give his/her name.
If a person really wants to succeed, they* must always work hard.
If a person really wants to succeed, he/she must always work
hard.
Pronoun Reference for Agreement
1. In spite of its small size, these video recorders produce
excellent tapes. (C/I)
its -> their
2. Each of the team members had their new uniform. (C/I)
their -> his/ her
3. Commercial letters of credit are often used to finance
export trade, but them can have other uses. (C/I)
them -> they
4. Although the destruction that it causes is often terrible,
cyclones benefit a much wider belt than they devastate.
(C/I)
it causes -> they cause
Discussion
*Subject Pronoun is used as the subject of a verb.
*Object Pronoun is used as the object of verb/ a
preposition
SUBJECT OBJECT
I Me
You You
We Us
They Them
He Him
She Her
It It
Preposition:
You and me* are going shopping.
You and I are going shopping
The gift was intended for you and she.
The gift was intended for you and her