UNIVERSITY OF PAMULANG MANAGEMENT

Meeting 3
PRONOUNS

A. The Objectives of the Topic

After learning this topic, the students:
1. are able to understand the functions of pronouns
2. are able to understand the types of pronouns

B. The Aims of the Topic

After learning this topic, the students:
1. are expected to understand the functions of pronouns
2. are expected to understand the types of pronouns

C. Guidance and Method of Learning

1. Discussions
2. Lectures
3. Presentations
4. Practices

D. Material Description

A pronoun is used to replace a noun or a noun phrase. So, they can replace
subject, object, or adverbs. So, they can be in in the beginning, middle, or end of a
sentence.
There are some types of pronouns.

1. Personal pronouns
A personal pronoun replaces a specific person or thing that has been
mentioned before. The specific person or thing can be as subject or object in
a sentence. For examples;
- Yunita left for campus at 6am. She took the bus.
- Andrew and John are visiting grandma. They bring some food there.
- I meet Linda today. I miss her so much.

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- We can’t contact Mom. We are so worried of her.

Number Person Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun

First I Me
Second You You
Singular She Her
Third He Him
It It
First We Us
Plural Second You You
Third They Them

Exercise:
Please choose the correct personal pronoun in brackets for each sentence:
1. Please hand (I/me) the glass.
2. Do you often contact (she/her) at work?
3. (You/she) should submit your Accounting homework now.
4. Ms. Diana is from Jakarta. (She/Her) is an Indonesian.
5. Every holiday, (they/them) travel abroad.
6. She loves (he/him) so much.
7. I finished writing up the report, but (him/he/they/her) hasn’t finished yet.
8. Please inform (I/my/mine/me) of any schedule changes.

2. Possessive adjective and Possessive Pronouns

A possessive adjective is put before a noun and modifies that noun
too. For examples:
- This is my laptop.
- Their books are in the library.
- I call my Mom once a week.
- She can’t find her purse.
While a possessive pronouns is used to substitute a noun phrase that
show ownership relation. So, it can also replace the adjective pronoun and
the noun at once. For examples:
- The motorcycle belongs to Ann.  The motorcycle is hers.
- This is Mr. Bona’s books.  This is his.

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- We have this house.  This house is ours.

- A: I have a blue car B: Mine is red.

Number Person Subject Possessive Possessive

Pronoun Adjective Pronoun
First I My Mine
Singular Second You Your Yours
Third She, he, it Her, his, its Hers, his, its
First We Our Ours
Plural Second You Your Yours
Third They their Theirs

Exercise:
Please choose the correct personal pronoun in brackets for each sentence:
1. I did my homework, and my sister did (her/hers)
2. Does she have (she/her) phone number?
3. Here is her identification, and now I need to see (your/yours)?
4. The dog shook (it/its) tail.
5. (Our/We) new classroom is cold. The AC is new.
6. The teacher will announce (our/we) test scores tomorrow.
7. These are my favorite football players. (They/their/them/theirs) names are
Ronaldo and Rooney.
8. She lost her cellphone. She borrowed (I/my/me/mine)

3. Reflexive Pronouns
We use a reflexive pronoun when the object of a sentence reflects its
subject. Or in simple words, we use reflexive pronouns when to subject of
a verb is the same person or thing.
Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding suffix –elf (for singular)
and -elves (for plural) to the object pronoun or possessive adjectives

I – myself you – yourself he – himself she – herself

It – itself we – ourselves you – yourself they – themselves
you - yourselves

I did myself my homework.

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They build the house themselves.

Dr. Patrick introduced himself before the seminar.

Exercise:
Please choose the correct personal pronoun in brackets for each sentence:
a. The lecturer will tell the students the homework (himself/themselves).
b. Now, the anchor is broadcasting the news (herself/myself).
c. The passengers have to book the flights (ourselves/themselves).
d. The staff of the museum will guide the visitor
(herself/themselves/myself)
e. Pop and Mom clean the house (himself/herself/themselves)
f. Surprisingly, the 6-month old baby walk (itself/themselves/herself)
g. Rizky Febrian said that he prefers singing by
(himself/itself/themselves) that by group.
h. The ministers of Jokowi (himself/yourselves/themselves) decided to
work harder for the people.

Frank, Marcella. 1972. Modern English – A Practical Reference Guide. New

Jersey: Prentice: Hall, Inc.
Krohn, Robert. 1971. English Sentence Structure. Michigan: The University of
Michigan Press.

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