Intermediate Quiz 81

1. Is he a friend of _____?
(A) you
(B) your
(C) yours

Correct answer: (C) yours

Is he a friend of yours?
= Is he your friend?
= Apakah dia temanmu.

Kita bisa mengekspresikan kepemilikan atau hubungan antar orang dengan 2 cara:
– possessive determiner + noun
my friend
your friend
our friend

– noun + of + possessive pronoun
friend of mine
friend of yours
friend of ours

2. Is this bag _____?
(A) you
(B) your
(C) yours

Correct answer: (C) yours

Is this bag yours?
= Is this your bag?
= Does this bag belong to you?
= Are you the owner of this bag?
= Apakah tas ini milikmu?

Kita bisa mengekspresikan kepemilikan sesuatu dengan possessive pronouns:
– noun + verb be + possessive pronoun
(+) This book is mine.
(-) This bag is not hers.
(?) Is this bag yours?

3. Is this _____ bag?
(A) you
(B) your
(C) yours

Correct answer: (B) your

Is this your bag?
= Apakah ini tasmu?

Bag adalah noun (kata benda).
Kita hanya bisa gunakan possessive determiner (my, your, his, her, our, their, its) di depan noun.

4. _____ truly has done the hard work for you.
(A) You
(B) Your
(C) Yours

Correct answer: (C) Yours

Yours truly digunakan;
– untuk mengakhiri surat
I look forward to hearing from you. Yours truly, Daniel.

– untuk merujuk ke diri sendiri (=aku/saya). Ini lazimnya digunakan dalam percakapan dan konteksnya humor.
Yours truly has done the hard work for you.
= I have done the hard work for you.
= Aku sudah membereskan hal-hal yang merepotkan untukmu.

5. _____ truly are an amazing person.
(A) You
(B) Your
(C) Yours

Correct answer: (A) You

You truly are an amazing person.
= Kamu adalah seseorang yang sangat luar biasa.

Verb be “are” hanya bisa didahului oleh:
– you
– plural subject