Definite and Indefinite Pronoun

Selasa, 04 Desember 2012


“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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