Introducing Oneself

Introducing Oneself

Hi, I'm Sinta

Read the following texts aloud, in turns.

E-mails and Letters

• There are similarities between e-mails and letters. In composing either, we use:

  •  Salutation, such as: Hello Berliana, Dear Madam, Dear Sir, Dear Aunt Siwi;

  •  The body of an e-mail/a letter;

  •  Signature/closing, such as: Kind regards, Best regards, Love, Lots of love, Yours sincerely, Yours faithfully.

Possessive Pronouns

Read the following sentences and see the words in bold.

1.I’d like to start my online fashion business, but mine targets on men.

2.Surely, it’s different from yours.

3.We usually sell ours during car free days and on special occasions, such as a night fair.

The words in bold are possessive pronouns. A possessive pronoun shows ownership. Unlike possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, our, their, its) which are followed by nouns, possessive pronouns stand on their own, without any nouns. 

See the difference below.

Using “Be” and “Have”

Read the following sentences and see to the words in bold.

1.  I am Alfa Pradana Sakti.

2.  My mother, Mrs. Arumi, is a clerk and my father, Mr. Effendi, is a teacher.

3.  Mrs. Arumi and Mr. Effendi are Alfa’s parents.

4.  I have a younger brother named Beta Pradana Utama.

5.  I have an elder sister named Sekar Biru.

6.  So, Sekar Biru has two brothers, Alfa Pradana Sakti and Beta Pradana Utama.

Lanjutan ...

• Am is for the subject I.

• Is is for the subjects he, she, it and singular subjects.

• Are is for the subjects you, we, they and plural subjects.