TUGAS 2

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NAMA : Dwi Febri Yanti
Matakuliah : Bahasa Inggris 1
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Soal :
Tugas 2
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Both Poe’s father and mother were professional actors. They died before the poet was
three years old. John and Frances Allan raised him as a foster child in Richmond, Virginia.
Poe attended the University of Virginia for one semester, but he left due to lack of money.
Poe quarreled with Allan over the funds for his education and enlisted in the Army in 1827
under an assumed name.
(Adapted from: https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-edgar-allan-poe-
biography.php)
1. What does “they” refer to?
2. What does “him” refer to?
3. What does “he” refer to?
4. What does “his” refer to?
5. What are the subjects found in the paragraph?
6. What are the predicates found in the paragraph?

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Answer :
Reference (Reference word)
1. What does "they" refer to? They refer to Poe's father and mother
2. What does "him" refer to? Him Refer To Poe
3. What does "he" refer to? He refers to Poe
4. What does "his" refer to? His Refer to Poe
5. What are the subjects found in the paragraph? The subjects found in the paragraph are
Poe's father and mother, They, the Poe, John and Frances Allan, Poe, he
6. What are the predicates found in the paragraph? The predicates found in the
paragraph are were, died, was, raised, attended, left, quarreled, enlisted
DISCUSSION:
The problem above is a matter of reference (reference word). It is important for a student to
master the "Reference" material or reference words because questions about reference words
often appear in school final exams or national examinations in the field of English studies. To
be able to answer questions about reference words is actually not difficult if you have
mastered the material on pronouns / pronouns. But you also have to understand whether these
words are subject, object, possessive pronoun, place description, and position in a sentence.
For that, let's study the material about the following pronouns:
Subject Pronoun
Pronouns as subject
 I => I am
 You => You / you
 They => They are
 We => us
 She => He (female)
 He => He (Male)
 It => This (animal / object)
Example:
Ammar won the singing contest. He got a big prize
Pronoun Object
Pronouns as objects
Me, You, them, us, her, him, it
Example:
 Ammar has met Iqbal. He met him in the library.
 Ameera is very busy right now. Don disturb her.
 Iqbal will pick up Ammar and Ameera. He picks them up in the airport.
 We are lost. Can you take us home?
Possessive before a noun
Own pronouns after nouns.
my, your, their, our, her, his, its

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Example:

 This is my book. where is your book?

 Ameera has a paint. Her cat is very cute.
 Iqbal always washes his car every Saturday morning.
Possessive after a noun
Own pronouns after nouns
mine, yours, theirs, ours, hers, his, its
Example:
This book is mine.

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