DIANA PUJI UTAMI

ESTIRATIH

1. Subject and Object Pronoun

2. Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns

3. Pronoun Reference for Agreement

SUBJECT

I

You(s)

You(pl)

We

They

He

She

It

1. Subject and Object Pronoun

OBJECT

Me

You (s)

You (pl)

Us

Them

Him

Her

It

*A subject pronoun is used as the subject of a verb

*An object pronoun can be used as the object of a verb or

the object of a preposition (to, for, etc)

1. Subject and Object Pronoun

Subject + Verb +Object

Subject+ Verb+Object+Prep+OP

Verb

Full VerbMeet, give,

talk, etc

Auxiliary

Modals Can, will, shall,

must, could, would, etc

Has/have/had

Be Is, am, are, was, were

*Sally gave the book to John.

Subj V OV Prep OP

She gave it to him

*She is replacing the noun Sally.

*The object of verb it is replacing the noun the

book.

*The object of the preposition him is replacing the

noun John.

Example:

Him* and the girl are going shopping.

The OP him is incorrect because this pronoun serves as

the subject of the sentence. Him should be changed to

the SP he.

The gift was intended for you and I*.

The SP I is incorrect because this pronoun serves as

the object of preposition for. The SP I should be

changed to the OP me.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

My

Your (s)

Your (pl)

Our

Their

His

Her

Its

Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

Mine

Yours (s)

Yours (pl)

Ours

Theirs

His

Hers

_____

* Possessive adjectives are not pronouns, but rather

determiners.

*They function as adjectives.

*They are used to describe/ modify a noun.

*They come before a noun (use with a noun/noun phrases)

Possessive Adjectives (PA)

Possessive adjective + Noun/ Noun Phrase

5. My car is bigger than her car.

Adj Adj

6. They lent me their book.

Adj

1. Our shoes

Adj N

2. Their Project

Adj N

3. His interesting story

Adj NP

4. Your new friend

Adj NP

* Possessive pronouns are to replace a noun/ a noun

phrase. The noun is either the subject or the object of

a clause.

Possessive Pronouns (PP)

Possessive pronoun = Noun

Her car is red.

N

Hers is red.

Pron

She brought my books.

N

She brought mine.

Pron

They lent me theirs.

Pron

She wanted to transfer hers.

Pron

LET’S CHECK...

Each morning they read theirs* newspapers.

Their

Could you give me your*?

Yours

The boys will cause trouble if you let him*

The boys will cause trouble if you let them.

Everyone must give their* name.

Everyone must give his/her name.

If a person really wants to succeed, they* must always work hard.

If a person really wants to succeed, he/she must always work

hard.

Pronoun Reference for Agreement

1. In spite of its small size, these video recorders produce

excellent tapes. (C/I)

its -> their

2. Each of the team members had their new uniform. (C/I)

their -> his/ her

3. Commercial letters of credit are often used to finance

export trade, but them can have other uses. (C/I)

them -> they

4. Although the destruction that it causes is often terrible,

cyclones benefit a much wider belt than they devastate.

(C/I)

it causes -> they cause

Discussion

*Subject Pronoun is used as the subject of a verb.

*Object Pronoun is used as the object of verb/ a

preposition

SUBJECT OBJECT

I Me

You You

We Us

They Them

He Him

She Her

It It

Preposition:

You and me* are going shopping.

You and I are going shopping

The gift was intended for you and she.

The gift was intended for you and her