Pengertian Person (Grammar)
Person yang merupakan salah satu cara penggolongan pronoun (kata ganti), berguna untuk menunjukkan agreement (persesuaian) antara subject – verb dan pronoun – antecedent.
Lihat juga:
Tabel First, Second, dan Third-Person Pronoun:
| Person | Subjective | Objective | Possessive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular/Plural | |
| First | I | we | me, myself | us, ourselves | mine, ours |
| Second | you | you | you, yourself | yourselves | yours |
| Third | she, he, it, one | they | her, him, it, one, herself, himself, itself, oneself | them, themselves | hers, his, its, theirs |
Contoh Kalimat First, Second, dan Third-Person Pronoun
| Person | Contoh Kalimat Person |
|---|---|
| First | I‘d love to fix your computer. (Saya akan senang memperbaiki komputermu.) |
| He told me that the police couldn’t arrest him without a warrant. (Dia mengatakan pada saya bahwa polisi tersebut tidak dapat menangkapnya tanpa surat perintah.) |
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| Atiek is a friend of mine. (Atiek adalah teman saya.) |
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| Second | You have no choice other than that. (Kamu tidak punya pilihan lain selain itu.) |
| It’s very sharp. You might cut yourself if you’re not careful. (Itu sangat tajam. Kamu mungkin dapat melukai dirimu sendiri jika tidak hati-hati.) |
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| Is this yours? (Apakah ini milikmu?) |
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| Third | He gets angry so easily. (Dia sangat mudah marah.) |
| I didn’t find it interesting. (Saya tidak merasa itu menarik.) |
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| This bracelet is hers. (Gelang ini miliknya.) |
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References:
- Pronouns. http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns1.htm. Accessed on July 15, 2015.
- Person (Grammar). http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/personterm.htm. Accessed on July 15, 2015.
- Person. http://writesite.cuny.edu/grammar/general/person/. Accessed on July 15, 2015.
- Examples of Possessive Pronouns. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-possessive-pronouns.html. Accessed on July 15, 2015.