Contoh Possessive Adjective
my books (buku saya)
your father (ayahmu)
our class (kelas kita)
their offer (tawaran mereka)
his last name (nama belakangnya)
her skirt (roknya)
its tail (ekornya)
Contoh Kalimat Possessive Adjective
1 Your father just left five minutes ago.
(Ayahmu baru saja pergi lima menit lalu.)
2 He has accepted their offer.
(Dia telah menerima tawaran mereka.)
3 I didn’t even know his last name.
(Saya bahkan tidak mengetahui nama belakangnya.)
Possessive Pronoun dan Possessive Adjective
Possessive adjective memiliki bentuk yang mirip dengan possessive
pronoun. Perbandingan antara pronoun dengan possessive adjective dapat
dilihat pada tabel berikut.
Person Number Posessive Pronoun
1st mine
2nd Singular yours
3rd hers, his, its
1st ours
2nd Plural yours
3rd theirs
Person Number Possessive Adjective
1st singular atau plural my
2nd your
3rd her, his, its
1st our
2nd your
3rd their
Pronoun berfungsi mengantikan noun yang dapat berupa singular (mine,
yours, hers, his, its) atau plural (ours, yours, theirs). Jika pronoun yang
berperan sebagai subjek kalimat berupa singular, maka verb yang mengikuti
berbentuk singular, begitupun sebaliknya.
Sedangkan semua possessive adjective dapat digunakan
bersama singular maupun plural noun. Ketika noun yang berperan sebagai
subjek kalimat berupa singular, maka diikuti verb berbentuk singular, berlaku
sebaliknya.
possessive adjective, noun, dan verb
Contoh Kalimat Possessive Pronoun dan Possessive Adjective
Contoh Kalimat Possessive
Contoh Kalimat Possessive Pronoun
Adjective
Mine is the biggest one. My house is the biggest one.
(Milikku adalah yang terbesar.) subject (Rumahku adalah yang terbesar.)
The city is mine. The city is my hometown.
(Kota tsb milikku.) subject complement (Kota tsb adalah kampung
halamanku.)
Yours was sent yesterday. Your letter was sent yesterday.
(Milikmu dikirim kemarin) subject (Suratmu dikirim kemarin.)
Yours were sent yesterday. subject Your letters were sent yesterday.
Today is yours. Today is your day.
(Hari ini milikmu.) subject complement (Hari ini harimu.)
Hers is beautiful. Her skirt is beautiful.
(Miliknya cantik.) subject (Rok dia cantik.)
It is not his. It is not his car.
(Itu bukan miliknya.) subject complement (Itu bukan mobilnya.)
I like his. I like his car.
(Saya suka miliknya.) object (Saya suka mobil dia.)
That puppy wagged its tail.
(Anak anjing itu mengibaskan
ekornya.)
Ours is on the table. Our key is on the table.
(Milik kita di atas meja.) subject (Kunci kita di atas meja.)
That is ours. That is our class.
(Itu milik kita.) subject complement (Itu kelas kita.)
They found ours. They found our key.
(Mereka menemukan milik kita.) object (Mereka menemukan kunci kita.)
Theirs are the official rules. Their rules are the official rules.
(Punya mereka adalah peraturan resmi.) subject (Peraturan mereka adalah
peraturan resmi.)
Some of the good books are theirs. Some are their own.
(Beberapa dari buku bagus tsb adalah milik (Beberapa adalah milik mereka.)
mereka.) subject complement
Posisi Possessive Adjective di dalam Noun Phrase
Possessive adjective tepat berada di depan simple noun atau dapat disela
oleh determiner lain maupun adjective (sebagai modifier) pada noun phrase.
Sebagai informasi, possessive adjective merupakan salah satu dari central
determiner, yaitu determiner yang diletakkan diantara pre dan post-
determiner pada suatu noun phrase.
Contoh Possessive Adjective di dalam Noun Phrase
1 your choice
Keterangan:
determiner “possessive adjective” (your) + noun (choice)
2 two-third his salary
Keterangan:
predeterminer “fraction” (two-third) + central determiner “possessive adjective” (my) +
noun (salary)
3 my funny cat
Keterangan:
determiner “possessive adjective” (my) + modifier “adjective” (funny) + noun (cat)
Penggunaan Possessive Pronoun
Possessive pronoun digunakan ketika object of possession diketahui
berdasarkan konteks. Biasanya ada bagian pendahulu
atau antecedent, singular atau plural, yang berhubungan dengan object of
possession tersebut.
Contoh Kalimat Possessive Pronoun
1 My brother’s study table was pink. Mine was light blue.
(Meja belajar saudara saya merah muda. Punya saya biru muda.) subject
2 I like my job. Do you like yours?
(Saya menyukai pekerjaan saya. Apakah kamu menyukai pekerjaanmu?) direct object
3 Whose wallet is this? It’s hers.
(Dompet punya siapa ini? Itu miliknya.) subject complement
4 Those aren’t our new uniforms. Those are theirs.
(Itu bukan seragam baru kita. Itu punya mereka.) subject complement
Possessive Pronoun dan Possessive Adjective
Kata ini mirip dengan possessive adjective (disebut juga possessive determiner)
— semakna namun berbeda dalam struktur. Possessive
pronoun menggantikan noun sedangkan possessive adjective ditempatkan
sebelum noun untuk menerangkannya.
Person Number Possessive Pronoun
1st mine
2nd singular yours
3rd hers, his
1st ours
2nd plural yours
3rd theirs
Person Number Possessive Adjective
1st my
2nd your
3rd singular her, his, its
atau
1st plural our
2nd your
3rd their
Hers dan her untuk female (perempuan), his untuk male (laki-laki),
sedangkan its untuk gender netral.
possessive pronoun dan possessive adjective
Contoh Kalimat Possessive Pronoun dan Possessive Adjective
Possessive Pronoun Possessive Adjective
Mine has worn out. My shoes have worn out.
(Punya saya sudah aus.) (Sepatu saya sudah aus.)
I like yours. I like your style.
(Saya suka punyamu.) (Saya suka gayamu.)
This is hers. This is her scarf.
(Ini miliknya.) (ini syalnya.)
They are using ours. They are using our tools.
(Mereka sedang menggunakan punya (Mereka sedang menggunakan peralatan
kita.) kita.)
Yours are on the table. Your tickets are on the table.
(Punya kalian di atas meja.) (Tiket kalian di atas meja.)
Theirs are the best for dry skin. Their products are the best for dry skin.
(Punya mereka terbaik untuk kulit kering.) (Produk mereka terbaik untuk kulit kering.)
