Skill 21.

Subject and object pronoun

Pronoun are words such as he, she, or it that take the place of nouns. One common problems
with pronoun on the TOEFL test is that subjects and object pronouns are confused, so you should be
able to recognize these two types of pronouns.

Pronoun adalah kata – kata seperti, he, she atau it. Yang bertempat sebagai kata benda.
Permasalah umum dengan pronoun dalam TOEFL test adalah subject dan object pronoun. Jadi kalian
hari mampu menemukan dua jenis pronoun ini.

SUBJECT OBJECT
I ME
YOU YOU
THEY THEIR
WE US
SHE HER
HE HIM
IT IT

Example :

1. She bikes bicycle with elin

She bikes it with her
2. Marie saw the film with barry
She saw it with him

These are error example in TOEFL TEST.

1. Me and my friend are taking a trip

Me sebagai Object. Tapi tempatnya pada posisi subject.
2. Our neighbors are going with you and I
I sebagai subject tetapi posisinya terletak pada object.

Exercises :

Each following sentences contains at least one subject or object pronoun. Circle pronoun. Then indicate
if the sentences are correct or incorrect.

1. Her and bob came over to visit me

2. I brought it for you and them

3. You forgot to give it to they.

Skill 22 : Possessive
Possessive adjectives and pronouns both show who or what. “owns” a noun. However, possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns do not have the same function.

Possessive adjectives dan pronoun keduanya menunjukkkan kepemilikan who atau what. Pada kata
benda. Possessive adjective dan possessive pronoun tidak mempunyai fungsi yang sama.

Possessive Adjectives Possessive Pronouns

My Mine
Your Yours
His His
Her Hers
Its ----
Our Ours
Their Theirs

Example :

Andi gave us his television

Possessive adjective.

Notes Possessive adjective harus didikuti oleh kata benda.

Andi gave us his

Possessive pronouns

These are of errors that are possible with possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns on the TOEFL
test.

The students turned In theirs papers = Possessive adjective

I would like to borrow your = Possessive pronoun

Yours

Exercise: Each of the following sentences contains at least one possessive pronoun or adjective. Circle
the possessive in these sentences. Then indicate if the sentences are correct or incorrect.

1. Please lend me yours notes from the history lecture

2. I like his idea and hers

3. Theirs suggestion was unrealistic

4. Our appointment is just after your