POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Possessive adjectives tidaklah sama dengan possessive pronouns. Kata ganti ini lebih membatasi dari pada mengganti nouns, sementara possessive pronouns merupakan pengganti nouns. Possessive adjective menujukan kepemilikan yang merupakan bagian dari diri si pemiliknya.
my… your… his… her… our… your… their… its…
Perhatikan kalimat berikut:
- His investement in living extends beyond his own need to genuine concen for other.
- They eat with their parents, but not around the table.
(His investement, his own need, dan their parents merupakan possessive adjective. Kata investment dibatasi oleh kata his. Begitu juga dengan own need dibatasi oleh kata his dan parents dibatasi oleh kata their. Kata benda yang mengikutinya menyatakan kepemilikan dari kata ganti tersebut.)
Exercise:
Change the correct pronoun in parentheses with possessive adjectives.
- She couldn’t think of a topic for (she) composition. her__
- (I) dad bought me a new motorcycle. My___
- She wowed (she) roommate with her good performance. ________
- The storekeeper sent (he) best customer a Christmas gift. ________
- She left (she) stamp collection to Marie. ________
- Yulia doesn’t like (Yulia) choice of tests questions. ________
- Berry is very pleased with the outcome of (Barry) meeting. ________
- Fred and Mary were supposed to meet them, but (Fred and Mary) car broke down. _______
- We haven’t finished (we) assignment on time. ________
- Eight people return (they) form. ________
- We hate each other since (we) dispute. ________
- The teacher ask (I) some questions. ________
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
Pronouns ini tidak bisa mendahului nouns. Ini merupakan pronouns dan juga menggantikan nouns. Keberadaan bendanya (nouns) dapat dipahami dari kontek dan bukan merupakan pengulangan.
mine yours his hers ours theirs its
Perhatikan kalimat berikut:
This is your book and that is mine.
- Your teacher is the same as theirs.
- Our books are thickness. Ours are heavy.
(Kata mine merupakan bentuk pronoun dari my book. Theirs dimaksudkan pada their teacher dan ours adalah our teacher. Penghilangan kata benda dikarena benda/objek yang dibicaraka sudah diketahui sebelumnya.)
Exercise:
Complete the following sentences by supplying appropriate possessive pronouns.
- We found his/hers the best of the entries.
- Theirs had been damage, but not _mine _ .
- Our book had been left unopened all those years, so _________ was not used.
- We took everything they made, because _________ were the least expensive and most reliable tables available.
- Several artists entered paintings in the competition. Did you choose _________?
- Harry told us _________ was the best because we had the complete information.
- Ellen phrased _________ so carefully and appropriately that mine was totally ignored by all the judges on the committee.
- All things considered, Amy prefers to market _________ because she admires the work we do.
- Jon and Rory enjoy their new home more than we can possibly enjoy _________.
- Reading is valuable for their children as well as for _________.
- If you will do without yours, I will do without _________.
- When the big contributor announces her generous gift, we will announce _________.
Sumber: Zulfahmi. M, 2020, English Grammar and Reading: Materi dan Latihan untuk Bahasa Inggris Umum, CV. Kekata Group: Surakarta