Subject and Object Pronouns

Subject Pronouns

Subject pronouns merupakan pronouns yang menjadi subject atau pelaku dalam kalimat. Yang merupakan subject pronouns yaitu: I – we – you – he – she – it – they

Perhatikan kalimat berikut:  

• Secretary characterizes every action of the leading political parties. It is accepted unquestioningly by the voters.
• The voters in our town voted against the bond issue. They vowed to vote no additional funds.

(Pada kalimat pertama, it adalah subject pronoun. It dalam kalimat merujuk pada secretary. Pada kalimat kedua, They  merupakan subject pronoun. They dalam kalimat mengacu pada  The voters.)

Exercise:

Underline subject pronouns  then mention the reference of  them (italic word). Do as examples.

• In a news conference this afternoon, the university announced that it intends to make several important changes in next year’s budget. ___the university____
• I can’t understand the psychology of people who by nly name brands. __writer___

 

1. The student should be trained no to look the meaning of the words in the dictionary, but they should be able to guess the meaning from its context. _____________________
2. The clues will help you to find their meanings, then you will better understand what you are reading. _____________________
3. Marry was promoted to be the chief secretary of the manager of the company, whereas her colleage, Betty, was penalized. _____________________
4. Although Mary was suprised when John glared at her, she wasnot distrubed by his angry look. _____________________
5. She zoomed out of the house to buy the product that she saw on TV. _____________________

Object Pronouns

Object pronouns merupakan pronouns yang menempati posisi sebagai object dalam kalimat, apakah menjadi komplemen dari verb atau preposition. Object pronoun disebut juga dengan complement pronouns. Yang merupakan object pronouns yaitu: me – you – him – her – us – you – them – it

Perhatikan kalimat berikut: 

• Some wise guy in the department stores tried to sell me shoes that were too small. 
• The editor criticizes us that our book has many mistayping.

(Kata me dan us dalam kalimat-kalimat di atas merupakan object pronouns. Me merupakan objek dari sell dan us objek dari kata criticizes).

Exercise:

Complete the following sentences by supplying appropriate object pronouns. Do as examples.

• We wanted to distract    her _   as much as possible, so she would spend her last days contentedly.
• The doctor gives __ him___  the first treatment immediately to Mr. Sunanto.

1. Memorizing a role is not as difficult as performing _______.
2. After capturing enemy soldier, we must treat _______ humanely.
3. To give _______ his due, Juan has always been faithful to the people.
4. While we have been able to identify child abuse, we are having difficulty in eradicating _______.
5. To prepare for examinations is only half the job; we also have the responsibility to pass _______.

Sumber: 

Zulfahmi M, 2020, English Grammar and Reading: Materi dan Latihan untuk Bahasa Inggris Umum, CV. Kekata Group: Surakarta

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