Senin, 30 Desember 2019

Definition, Types, Uses and Examples of Pronouns

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           Pronouns are pronouns that state someone or something. This type of word has 3 types, namely:
1. Personal Pronouns
2. Positive Pronouns
3. Reflexive Pronouns

1. Personal Pronouns
           Namely people's pronouns. In sentences, these pronouns are used as subjects and as objects. Different uses make the shape change. For more details, see the table below


2. Possesive Pronoun
           POSSESSIVE PRONOUN is a type of English pronouns indicating ownership. Pronoun's example: Mine, Yours, Theirs, Ours, Hers, His, Its means "mine, yours, theirs, ours, or theirs."Use the Possessive Pronoun pronoun if the noun has been mentioned previously. So the speaker understands the person / object in question without mentioning it repeatedly. Consider the following example sentence.
1.This bag is mine. (This bag is mine.)
2.Is the brown dog yours? (Is this chocolate dog yours?)
3.This house is theirs. (This house is theirs.)
4.This is her car, not ours. (This is the car, not our car.)
5.My umbrella is black, while hers is gray. (My umbrella is black, while my umbrella is gray.)
6.I didn't bring any pencils so Andy lent me his. (I didn't bring a pencil so Andy lent me the pencil.)

3.  Reflexive pronoun
          REFLEXIVE PRONOUN is a type of English pronouns referring back to the Subject's sentence. Pronoun Examples: Myself, Yourself / Yourselves, Themselves, Ourselves, Herself, Himself, Itself.There are additions of -self for singular (one) nouns or -selves for plural nouns (multiple or multiple). If translated in Indonesian into "yourself ...". Consider the following example sentence.
1. I finished the task by myself. (I complete the task myself.)
2. Take care of yourself. (Take care of yourself.)
3. The kids cannot look after themselves. (Children cannot take care of themselves.)
4. We can paint by ourselves. (We can paint ourselves.)
5. Annie blamed herself for the accident. (Annie blames herself for the accident.)
6. Jack made himself a plate of friend rice. (Jack makes himself a plate of fried rice.)
7. My cat hurt itself. (My cat hurts itself.)

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