We use possessive adjectives to show who owns or
"possesses" something. The possessive adjectives are:
- my, your, his, her, its, our, their
- whose (interrogative)
number
|
person
|
gender
|
possessive
adjective |
example sentence
|
singular
|
1st
|
male/female
|
my
|
This is my book.
|
2nd
|
male/female
|
your
|
I like your hair.
|
|
3rd
|
male
|
his
|
His name is
"John".
|
|
female
|
her
|
Her name is
"Mary".
|
||
neuter
|
its
|
The dog is licking its paw.
|
||
plural
|
1st
|
male/female
|
our
|
We have sold our house.
|
2nd
|
male/female
|
your
|
Your children are
lovely.
|
|
3rd
|
male/female/neuter
|
their
|
The students thanked their teacher.
|
|
singular/plural
|
1st/2nd/3rd
|
male/female (not neuter)
|
whose
|
Whose phone did
you use?
|
Compare:
your = possessive
adjective
you're = you are
you're = you are
its = possessive
adjective
it's = it is OR it has
it's = it is OR it has
their = possessive
adjective
they're = they are
there = adverb (I'm not going there / look over there / there is a car outside)
they're = they are
there = adverb (I'm not going there / look over there / there is a car outside)
whose = possessive
adjective
who's = who is OR who has
who's = who is OR who has
Be careful! There is no apostrophe (') in the possessive
adjective "its". We use an apostrophe to write the short form
of "it is" or "it has". For example:
it's raining = it is raining
it's finished = it has finished
it's raining = it is raining
it's finished = it has finished
I'm taking my dog to the vet. It's broken its leg.
Possessive Pronouns
We use possessive pronouns to refer to a specific
person/people or thing/things (the "antecedent") belonging to a
person/people (and sometimes belonging to an animal/animals or thing/things).
We use possessive pronouns depending on:
- number: singular (eg: mine) or plural (eg: ours)
- person: 1st person (eg: mine), 2nd person (eg: yours) or 3rd person (eg: his)
- gender: male (his), female (hers)
Below are the possessive pronouns, followed by some example
sentences. Notice that each possessive pronoun can:
- be subject or object
- refer to a singular or plural antecedent
number
|
person
|
gender (of "owner")
|
possessive pronouns
|
singular
|
1st
|
male/female
|
mine
|
2nd
|
male/female
|
yours
|
|
3rd
|
male
|
his
|
|
female
|
hers
|
||
plural
|
1st
|
male/female
|
ours
|
2nd
|
male/female
|
yours
|
|
3rd
|
male/female/neuter
|
theirs
|
- Look at these pictures. Mine is the big one. (subject = My picture)
- I like your flowers. Do you like mine? (object = my flowers)
- I looked everywhere for your key. I found John's key but I couldn't find yours. (object = your key)
- My flowers are dying. Yours are lovely. (subject = Your flowers)
- All the essays were good but his was the best. (subject = his essay)
- John found his passport but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her passport)
- John found his clothes but Mary couldn't find hers. (object = her clothes)
- Here is your car. Ours is over there, where we left it. (subject = Our car)
- Your photos are good. Ours are terrible. (subject = Our photos)
- Each couple's books are colour-coded. Yours are red. (subject = Your books)
- I don't like this family's garden but I like yours. (object = your garden)
- These aren't John and Mary's children. Theirs have black hair. (subject = Their children)
- John and Mary don't like your car. Do you like theirs? (object = their car)
Reflexive Pronouns
reflexive
(adj.) [grammar]: reflecting back on the subject, like a mirror
We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to refer back
to the subject of the sentence or clause. Reflexive pronouns end in
"-self" (singular) or "-selves" (plural).
There are eight reflexive pronouns:
reflexive pronoun
|
|
singular
|
myself
yourself himself, herself, itself |
plural
|
ourselves
yourselves themselves |
Look at these examples:
reflexive pronouns
|
|
the underlined words are NOT the same person/thing
|
the underlined words are the SAME person/thing
|
John saw me.
|
I saw myself
in the mirror.
|
Why does he blame you?
|
Why do you blame yourself?
|
David sent him
a copy.
|
John sent himself
a copy.
|
David sent her
a copy.
|
Mary sent herself
a copy.
|
My dog hurt the
cat.
|
My dog hurt itself.
|
We blame you.
|
We blame ourselves.
|
Can you help my children?
|
Can you help yourselves?
|
They cannot look
after the babies.
|
They cannot look
after themselves.
|
Intensive pronouns
Notice that all the above reflexive pronouns can also
act as intensive pronouns, but the function and usage are different. An
intensive pronoun emphasizes its antecedent. Look at these examples:
- I made it myself. OR I myself made it.
- Have you yourself seen it? OR Have you seen it yourself?
- The President himself promised to stop the war.
- She spoke to me herself. OR She herself spoke to me.
- The exam itself wasn't difficult, but exam room was horrible.
- Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.
- You yourselves asked us to do it.
- They recommend this book even though they themselves have never read it. OR They recommend this book even though they have never read it themselves.
Gerunds (-ing)
When a verb ends in -ing, it may be a gerund or a present
participle. It is important to understand that they are not the same.
VERB + GERUND
Ex :
·
1. I appreciated being given suggestions by her.
·
2. Has Bella admitted killing eleven people yet?
·
3. Sinta always avoids answering my questions.
VERB + PREPOSITION +
GERUND
Ex:
·
1. Have you ever thought of studying abroad?
·
2. He gave up smoking because of his doctor’s advice.
·
3. Jenny insisted on buying that cellphone instead of this one.
INFINITIVES PHRASES
Infinitives is
a grammatical term used to refer to
certain verb forms that exist in many languages. As with many linguistic
concepts, there is not a single definition applicable to all languages. The
word is derived from Late Latin infinitivus, a derivative of infinitus
meaning "infinite". Infinitives are used mostly as non-finite verbs.
Verb “infinitives”:
“hope to, plan to, advise to, command to, compel to,
encourage to, intend to, decide to, promise to, agree to, offer to, refuse to,
seem to, appear to, pretend to, ask to, expect to, would like to, want to, need
to, forbid to, force to, beg to, instruct to, invite to, order to, etc”.
INFINITIVE + VERB
RUMUS : Subject + Verb + to infinitive
Ex:
- He refused to go.
- I expect to pass the test.
- I hope to see you again.
- The driver was ordered to stop.
- We’re going out for dinner. Would you like to
join us?
ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVES
RUMUS :
(kalimat) + Adjective + to infinitive
Ex : English is easy to learn
AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE AGREEMENT
Sebenarnya kata so, too, dan also mempunyai arti yang sama
yaitu juga, pula, pun. Tapi dalam penggunaannya terdapat
perbedaan, sodigunakan sebelum tobe(s) dan auxilliaries(kata
bantu).
1. My wife will talk to him and so will I
2. My wife has talked about it, and so have I
3. My wife talked about it, and so did I
4. My wife is talking about it, and so am I
Sedangkan too dan
also digunakan setelah tobe(s) dan auxilliaries.
Example:
1. My wife will talk to him and I will too
2. My wife has talked about it, and I have too
3. My wife talked about it, and I did also
4. My wife is talking about it, and I am also
When indicating that one person or thing does something and then adding that
another does the same, use the word “so” or “too”. To avoid needless repetition
of words from the affirmative statement, use the conjunction “and”, followed by
a simple statement using so or too. The order of this statement will depend on
whether so or too is used.
Ex:
Ex:
1.When a form of the verb be is used in the main clause, the same
tense of verb be is used in the simple statement that follows.
Affirmative statement (be) + and + [ S + verb (be) + too]
Example: I am happy and you are too.
Affirmative statement (be) + and + [ so + verb (be) + S ]
Example: I am happy and so are you.
Example: I am happy and so are you.
2.When a compound verb (auxiliary +verb), for example, will go,
should do, has done, have written, must examine, etc., occurs in the main
clause, the auxiliary of the main verb is used in the simple statement, and the
subject and verb must agree.
Affirmative statement (compound verb) + and + [ S + auxiliary only
+ too ]
Example: Edward should do his homework and Bella should too.
Affirmative statement (compound verb) + and + [ so + auxiliary only + S ]
Affirmative statement (compound verb) + and + [ so + auxiliary only + S ]
Example: Edward should do his homework and so does Bella.
3.When any verb except be appears without any auxiliaries in the
main clause, the auxiliary do, does, or did is used in the simple statement.
The subject and verb must agree and the tense must be the same.
Affirmative statement (single verb except be) + and + [ S + do,
does ,or did + too ]
Example: Jackson plays guitar every day and Jessica does too.
Affirmative statement (single verb except be) + and + [ so + do, does, or did + S ]
Example:
Affirmative statement (single verb except be) + and + [ so + do, does, or did + S ]
Example:
1. Mark sung
“moments” and so did Kevin.
2. We want to buy a
fountain, and she does too.
3. My
mother likes traveling, and so do their mother.
4. My
brother invites him to the party, and my sister does too.
5. They wrote a good
poem, and so did he.
Negative Agreement
Neither dan either memiliki arti yang sama yaitu: tidak keduanya, atau kedua-duanya
tidak. neither digunakan sebelum auxilliary verb, for example:
1. My roommate won't go, and neither will I
1. My roommate won't go, and neither will I
2. My roommate hasn't gone, and neither have I
Dan untuk either digunakan setelah auxilliary
verb dan kata "not", for example:
1. My roommate won't go, and I won't(will not) either
1. My roommate won't go, and I won't(will not) either
2. My roommate hasn't gone, and I haven't either
Hal lain yang harus diperhatikan yaitu untuk pemakaian tobe dan
auxilliaries setelah kata "..and.." harus sesuai dengan tobe dan
auxilliaries yang digunakan di awal kalimat, seperti :
My wife is talking about it, and so am I
My wife is talking about it, and so am I
My wife has talked about it, and I have too
My roommate won't go, and neither will I
My roommate doesn't go, and I don't either
Negative statement + and + [ S + negative auxiliary or be +
either]
Negative statement + and + [ neither + positive auxiliary or be + S ]
Negative statement + and + [ neither + positive auxiliary or be + S ]
Examples:
I didn’t see Bella this morning. Edward didn’t see Bella this morning
I didn’t see Bella this morning. Edward didn’t see Bella this morning
I didn’t see Bella this morning and Edward didn’t either.
I didn’t see Bella this morning and neither did Edward.
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