When we read a text, we sometimes find certain pronouns like I, you, they we, she, he, it, them, us or pronouns that replace certain people or objects such as the children, the man, one, this, that, these, those.
So, reference is a pronoun that refers to the objects or people that have been mentioned previously. The following lists are the examples of questions for the reference :
- What does the word “he” in the last paragraph refers to?
- The word “it” in the above sentence refers to . . .
- The pronoun “which” in the last sentence refers to …
And many more..
TIPS :
Just focus on the object and the pronoun that is being asked. This might be the helpful solution to save your time.
The object must be in the same sentence with the pronoun.
EXAMPLE :
The old woman said that her daughter had been dead for many years and she was buried in a cemetery about an hour drive away from here.
1. The underlined word refers to . . .
a. cemetery
b. the old woman
c. she
d. the old woman's daughter
E. dead
EXPLANATION:
Jawaban yang benar adalah D, the old woman’s daughter. “Wanita tua itu mengatakan bahwa anak perempuannya telah meninggal selama bertahun-tahun dan dia dimakamkan di pemakaman yang jaraknya sekitar satu jam perjalanan dari sini”. Jadi, pronoun she yang dimaksud merujuk pada anak perempuan dari perempuan tua tersebut.
Opsi A kurang tepat karena pronoun she tidak merujuk pada kuburan.
Opsi B kurang tepat karena pronoun she tidak merujuk pada perempuan tua, melainkan pada anak perempuannya.
Opsi C kurang tepat karena she yang dimaksud tidak jelas kepada siapa.
Opsi E kurang tepat karena she tidak merujuk pada kata dead atau meninggal.
When we read a text, we sometimes find certain pronouns like I, you, they we, she, he, it, them, us or pronouns that replace certain people or objects such as the children, the man, one, this, that, these, those.
So, reference is a pronoun that refers to the objects or people that have been mentioned previously. The following lists are the examples of questions for the reference :
- What does the word “he” in the last paragraph refers to?
- The word “it” in the above sentence refers to . . .
- The pronoun “which” in the last sentence refers to …
And many more..
TIPS :
Just focus on the object and the pronoun that is being asked. This might be the helpful solution to save your time.
The object must be in the same sentence with the pronoun.
EXAMPLE :
The old woman said that her daughter had been dead for many years and she was buried in a cemetery about an hour drive away from here.
1. The underlined word refers to . . .
a. cemetery
b. the old woman
c. she
d. the old woman's daughter
E. dead
EXPLANATION:
Jawaban yang benar adalah D, the old woman’s daughter. “Wanita tua itu mengatakan bahwa anak perempuannya telah meninggal selama bertahun-tahun dan dia dimakamkan di pemakaman yang jaraknya sekitar satu jam perjalanan dari sini”. Jadi, pronoun she yang dimaksud merujuk pada anak perempuan dari perempuan tua tersebut.
Opsi A kurang tepat karena pronoun she tidak merujuk pada kuburan.
Opsi B kurang tepat karena pronoun she tidak merujuk pada perempuan tua, melainkan pada anak perempuannya.
Opsi C kurang tepat karena she yang dimaksud tidak jelas kepada siapa.
Opsi E kurang tepat karena she tidak merujuk pada kata dead atau meninggal.