MAKALAH

PRONOUN REFERENT AND IMPLIED QUESTIONS

Dosen Pengampu : R.R. Mardiana Yulianti, S.S. M.Pd

Disusun Oleh :
1. Abdilabib NIM: 221010501484
2. Abdurrozaq Yudo Kusumo NIM: 221010501520
3. Afryan Tri Prasetyo NIM: 221010501473
4. Hilal Gibran NIM: 221010501554
5. Solah Khudaef NIM: 221010501480
6. Sultan Ramadhan NIM: 221010501536

FAKULTAS EKONOMI DAN BISNIS

PRODI MANAJEMEN
UNIVERSITAS PAMULANG (UNPAM)
Jalan Surya kencana No.1 Pamulang Tangerang Selatan, Banten
2022
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 PREFACE
Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb. Thank God, we always pray for the presence of Allah
SWT, who has bestowed his mercy and guidance, so that we can finish
This paper is to fulfill group assignments for English courses,
by title". “PRONOUN REFERENT AND IMPLIED QUESTIONS "
We realize that writing this paper cannot be separated from the help of many
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limited experience and knowledge that we have. Therefore, we expect all kinds
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that this paper can provide benefits and knowledge for the development of
education.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE ...................................................................................................... II
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................. III
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................. 1
1.1 BACKGROUND .................................................................................. 1
1.2 FORULATIONS OF PROBLEM ........................................................ 1
1.3PURPOSE OF THE PAPER ................................................................ 1
CHAPTER 2 DISCUSSION......................................................................... 2
2.1 Introduction to pronoun referents ................................................................. 2
2.2 PRONOUN REFERENT IN A PASSAGE ........................................................... 3

CHAPTER 3 CLOSING............................................................................... 4
3.1 CONCLUSION .................................................................................... 4
3.2 SUGGESTION .................................................................................... 4

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 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
Introduction to pronoun referents
According to Langen pronouns are words which take place of nouns. It can be stated
that pronouns refer to and replace nouns which have already mentioned or which the
writers assume are understood by the readers. There are some basic rules in
understanding pronoun referents. Look at the following examples:
a. MS. X is in library. She is reading some books
b. MR. Z is my lecturer. He is a nice person.
From the examples above, it can be seen that there are two different pronouns used
in those two sentences, they are she and he. Pronoun she in the first examples
replace MS. X as the noun, while pronoun he in the second sentence replace the
noun MR. Z. Therefore it is clearly shown that a pronoun must agree in person with
its antecedent.
a pronoun must agree in number with its antecedent. Singular pronouns refer to
singular nouns, while plural pronoun to plural nouns. Singular means one, and
plural means more than one. For examples:
a. I have a new book. It is a novel
b. The kids are in the playground. They are playing hide and seek.

1.2 FORULATIONS OF PROBLEM

a. What is a pronoun?
b. What are the types of pronouns?
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE PAPER
a. Apa definisi dari pronouns
b. Apa saja tipe-tipe pronouns

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 CHAPTER 2
DISCUSSION
A. Pronoun Referents
2.1 Introduction to pronoun referents
According to Langen pronouns are words which take place of nouns. It can be stated
that pronouns refer to and replace nouns which have already mentioned or which the
writers assume are understood by the readers. There are some basic rules in
understanding pronoun referents. Look at the following examples:
c. MS. X is in library. She is reading some books
d. MR. Z is my lecturer. He is a nice person.
From the examples above, it can be seen that there are two different pronouns used
in those two sentences, they are she and he. Pronoun she in the first examples
replace MS. X as the noun, while pronoun he in the second sentence replace the
noun MR. Z. Therefore it is clearly shown that a pronoun must agree in person with
its antecedent.
a pronoun must agree in number with its antecedent. Singular pronouns refer to
singular nouns, while plural pronoun to plural nouns. Singular means one, and
plural means more than one. For examples:
c. I have a new book. It is a novel
d. The kids are in the playground. They are playing hide and seek.

Moreover, the next basic rule is there should be only one possible antecedent
for a singular pronoun. Only the noun that the pronoun refers to should come
before the pronoun. For example:
a. Anne and Rebbeca walked to her class this morning (incorrect)
b. Anne and Rebbeca walked to Anne’s class this morning (correct)
c. Anne walked to her class, and Rebecca accompanied her this morning
(correct).

1. Types of pronounds
According to azar, there are 5 types of pronounds which are commonly used in both written
and spoken languages, they are subject pronounds, object pronouns, possessive pronouns,
possessive adjectives, and reflexive pronouns.
Subject Object Possessive Possessive Reflexive pronouns
pronouns pronouns adjectives pronouns
I ME MY MINE MYSELF
YOU YOU YOUR YOURS YOURSELF/SELVES
WE US OUR OURS OURSELVES
THEY THEM THEIR THEIRS THEMSELVES
SHE HER HER HERS HERSELF
HE HIM HIS HIS HIMSELF
IT IT ITS - ITSELF

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2.1 PRONOUN REFERENT IN A PASSAGE
In reading, especially in toefl reading comprehension questions, there are some
questions asking about where the pronouns refer to. In this session, it is essential to
understand that a noun is frequently used first in the text, while the pronoun which
refers to it comes after.

1. Inderectly Answered Question

1. Introduction to Inferences
“My hobby is reading. I like reading at night before i go to bed. Sometimes my father
passes by my room, look throught the open door and say, “Honey, don’t do that! You
will spoil your eyes. Look at your brother now. You don’t want to wear glasses like
him, do you ?

Question : why do you think the writer’s father give that advise?
Answer : Perhaps because the writer likes to read while she is lying in bed without
enough light.”

2. Implied Detailed Question

“The Hawaiian language is a melodious language in which all word are derived from
an alphabet of only twelve letters, the five vowels a, e, i, o, u and the seven consonant
h, k, l, m, n, p, w. Each syllable in the language ends in a vowel, and two consonant
never appear together, so vowel have a much higher frequency in the Hawaiian
language than they do in English.
This musical-sounding language can be heard regularly by visitors to the island.
Most Hawaiian speak English, but it is quite common to hear English that is liberally
spiced with words and expressions from the traditional language of the culture. A
visitor may be greeted with the expression aloha and may be referred to as malihini
because he is a newcomer to the island. The visitors may attend an outside luau where
everyone eats too much food and be invited afterwards to dance the hula”

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 CHAPTER 3
CLOSING
3.3 CONCLUSION
Introduction to pronoun referents
According to Langen pronouns are words which take place of nouns. It can be stated
that pronouns refer to and replace nouns which have already mentioned or which the
writers assume are understood by the readers. There are some basic rules in
understanding pronoun referents. Look at the following examples:
e. MS. X is in library. She is reading some books
f. MR. Z is my lecturer. He is a nice person.
From the examples above, it can be seen that there are two different pronouns used
in those two sentences, they are she and he. Pronoun she in the first examples
replace MS. X as the noun, while pronoun he in the second sentence replace the
noun MR. Z. Therefore it is clearly shown that a pronoun must agree in person with
its antecedent.

3.4 SUGGESTION
Its main function is as a substitute word fpr people, animals, inanimate
object and abstract object. In addition, another function of the pronouns
is to prevent repetition or repetition of words or words in a sentence.