PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Pronoun adalah kata yang digunakan untuk mengganti noun. Dalam hal ini, noun bisa jadi
seseorang, suatu benda, tempat, bahkan tindakan atau gagasan. Yap, benda tersebut bisa jadi
benda mati atau benda hidup.
Fungsi utama dari pronoun adalah mencegah adanya pengulangan atau repetisi kata dalam
suatu kalimat. Hmm, kenapa harus dicegah? Soalnya, repetisi membuat kalimat yang kamu tulis
jadi kurang efektif.
Personal Pronoun
Personal pronoun adalah bentuk kata ganti yang digunakan untuk menerangkan kata benda
secara spesifik. Misalnya seperti menyebutkan nama orang, nama benda, nama hewan, dan lain
sebagainya.
Example
1. “I will go on vacation to Korea because I think I need to refresh my brain.”
2. “You have to take care of everything that is yours.”
3. “Fahri used his prize money from the science fair to buy himself a new telescope.”
4. “The boy is playing with his puppet. He has a glove puppet.”
5. “The boys are playing with their puppets. They have glove puppets.”
6. We have an old kitchen table. It has a broken leg.
7. My niece is very funny. My brother likes her.
8. “She wrote the short story herself.”
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
Exercise 1
1. Do you know ____? ___ is my brother.
2. Emilia is a great dancer. ___ has won many competitions.
3. Would ___ like to go to the movies with Rita?
4. Van Gogh drew beautiful pictures. One of ___ famous works is The Starry Night.
5. When the incident happened, Ram was present there. ____ was the sole witness of the event.
6. The dog gave birth to many puppies. Would ____ like to have one of ____?
7. Ross and Monica are siblings. ___ came to visit the museum.
8. This is Elizabeth. ___ is the class monitor.
9. The team won the match. ___ played surprisingly well.
10. My brother brought a new phone, but ___ doesn’t like ___ much.
11. Look at this picture. Isn’t ___ beautiful?
12. __ all study in the same school.
13. I brought a ball today. ___ is mine.
14. Megha finished her homework quickly so that ___ could go outside and play.
15. Can you give ___ another chance? I will do better.
Exercise 2
1. Who is that woman? Why are you looking at ____?
2. Do you know that man? Yes, I work with ____ .
3. I am talking to you. Please listen to ____.
4. These photos are nice. Do you want to look at ____?
5. I like that camera. I am going to buy ____.
6. I don't know Peter's girlfriend. Do you know ____?
7. Where are the tickets? I can't find ____.
8. We are going to the disco. Can you come with ____?
9. I don't like dogs. I'm afraid of____ .
10. Where is she? I want to talk to ____.
11. Those apples are bad. Don't eat____ !
12. I don't know this girl. Do you know ____?
13. Alan never drinks milk. He doesn't like____ .
14. Where are the children? Have you seen ____?
15. I can't find my pencil. Can you give one to ____?
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
A. Choose the correct pronouns from the choices given in the
following sentences.
1. My sister and (I/ me) are going to visit Grandma.
2. She can’t go with (he/ him) and her.
3. They and (we/ us) all did well on the project.
4. My father sent Debbie and (I/me) a card.
5. We are going to have pizza with (they/ them).
6. (They/ Them) and the girls are following us.
7. The students and (I/ me) are having a good day.
8. (We/ Us) and (they/ them) are playing the final match.
9. I wrote a letter for (she/ her).
10. The principal was staring at (they/ them).
B. Fill in the blanks below using the correct pronouns.
1. My friend and I have money. ____________ can go shopping.
2. Elephants are very big, so ____________eat a lot of food.
3. My new neighbors are very friendly. I really like ____________.
4. I need to find my book. Where did you put ____________?
5. My sister isn’t here. ____________is at work.
6. Could you please help ____________? He has a problem.
7. I almost never eat junk food because ____________isn’t healthy.
8. He gave me the box, but ____________lost it.
9. My brother is studying because ____________has a test tomorrow.
10. I’m busy right now. Could you please call ____________after an
hour?
“You don’t get what you wish for. You get what you work for.”
– Daniel Milstein
