“DEFINITE PRONOUNS”
Definition of definite pronouns
Definite Pronouns are replaces a noun
that’s identity has been clearly given.
Function of definite pronouns
Function of definite pronouns is
eliminates repetition or unnecessary naming of a known or identified noun(s).
Types of Definite Pronouns
1.
Personal
: I, You, We, They, He, She, It, You, Me, Her, Him, Us, Them
Example: would you
like to study together after class?
2.
Demonstrative:
This, That, These, Those.
Example:
There are 10 cherry trees outside the school gate. Those are my favorite trees
at our school.
Subject
|
Object
|
Adjective
|
Pronoun
|
I
I write a letter
|
Me
The
letter is written by me
|
My
This is my letter
|
Mine
The
letter is mine
|
You
You write a letter
|
You
The
letter is written by you
|
Your
This is your letter
|
Yours
The
letter is yours
|
He
He write a letter
|
Him
The
letter is written by him
|
His
This is his letter
|
His
The
letter is his
|
She
She write a letter
|
Her
The
letter is written by her
|
Her
This is her letter
|
Hers
The
letter is hers
|
It
It write a letter
|
It
The
letter is written by its
|
Its
This is its
letter
|
Its
The
letter is its
|
They
They write a letter
|
Them
The
letter is written by them
|
Their
This is their letter
|
Theirs
The
letter is theirs
|
We
We write a letter
|
Us
The
letter is written by us
|
Our
This is our letter
|
Ours
The
letter is ours
|
Digunakan
diawal kalimat sebagai subject
|
Digunakan
diakhir kalimat sebagai object
|
Digunakan
sebelum object
|
Digunakan
diakhir kalimat sebagai pemilik
|
“INDEFINITE PRONOUNS”
Definition of indefinite pronouns
As the name suggests indefinite
pronouns are pronouns that are not definite in meaning. In other words, they
are not spesific in which noun they replace. They may be singular or plural,
and must match the verb in number.
Pronouns that refer to a nonspecific noun
|
|
Nobody
|
Anybody
|
None
|
Anyone
|
Nothing
|
Anything
|
Somebody
|
Everybody
|
Someone
|
Everyone
|
Something
|
Everything
|
Pronouns
that refer to a specific noun
|
|
All
|
Another
|
Any
|
Both
|
Each
|
Either
|
Few
|
Many
|
Neither
|
Ones
|
Some
|
Several
|
EXAMPLE:
Many are planning to attend the party. (In this
case the identity of the group that is going to the party would have already
been mentioned).
I
checked out some books from the
library
SINGULAR AND PLURAL INDEFINITE PRONOUN
As
mentioned previously indefinite pronouns may be singular or plural and the verb
has to match in number.
Below is the list of singular indefinite
pronoun.
Another
|
Anyone
|
Each
|
Everybody
|
Everything
|
Nobody
|
Nothing
|
Somebody
|
Someone
|
Anybody
|
Anything
|
Either
|
Everyone
|
Neither
|
No one
|
One
|
Something
|
|
Example:
Someone
special is about to arrive
Anything
about you is important.
The following are plural indefinite
pronouns:
|
|
Both
|
Few
|
Many
|
Several
|
EXAMPLE:
Few of
the projects were good enough to go to the science fair.
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