BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 2
Pronoun : Fitness Tracker (Smart Bracelet)
1.
Background
English has become one of the skills
people need in big cities. Every student is expected to have at least passive
English ability, where one can understand writing or conversation formed in
English. With English which is an international language, we can apply for
teaching and learning traveling, and
doing business abroad.
Information and Communication Technology
is now highly developed in the community. Generally Information Technology is a
technology used to manage data, including : processing, obtaining, compiling,
storing, manipulating data in various ways and procedures to produce high
quality information and high value. The development of Information and
Communication Technology continues to increase along with the increasing human
needs. With the information and communication technology can facilitate us to
learn and get information we need from anywhere, anytime, and from anyone.
Wearable devices can be defined as a
combination of the latest technology with equipment or accessories that many
people use, such as watches, glasses, cameras and bracelets. Most wearable
device technology is influenced by the development of smartphone technology, so
there are still need a smartphone tool to be operated with the maximum. Currently,
already a lot of wearable devices are growing and began to be widely used. Here
are some wearable devices that began to develop in Indonesia: Smart Watch,
Smart Glasses, Smart Bracelet, Action Camera, Quadcopter, Virtual Reality and
Smart Balance Wheel.
Smart bracelet almost the same as
smartwatch, the difference is this bracelet is small bracelet shaped. This
bracelet records all of our activities so it is suitable for those who like to
exercise. Alarm features can be set via smartphone. Smart bracelet only serves
as the sensors sending information to the smartphone, this smart bracelet
device will read the activity of the user, then smart bracelet will be able to
send the heart rate or the number of steps and read calories of users to
smartphone devices. These various information can be viewed through the
smartphone screen.
Fitness tracker is one of smart bracelet products that are currently trending. This device opens up new things that can be done by users in their daily routine. Whether it's work, sports, or just health. By using the fitness tracker well, the user can feel the benefits offered by the fitness tracker, for example is to see the health of the heart, such as helping to know the speed of the pulse per minute and can make a benchmark for heart health.
In my opinion, fitness tracker is a very
profitable wearable device, people can be helped without having to go to the
gym to consult with the instructor while exercising, people just need to do
their own sports and can monitor using a smartphone, with an affordable price
for a long period of fitness tracker is one solution to keep yourself healthy
with smart bracelet method that can remind you by using alarms set through the
smartphone.
1.
Theory
Pronoun is a
word that can replace a noun or noun phrase. The pronoun functions to avoid
repeating the same noun or phrase noun mentioned earlier. In English, pronoun
consists of seven types, namely:
a. Personal
Pronoun
Personal
pronoun is a pronoun that shows people or naming. This person's pronoun is used
as subject and object. The table below describes the use.
Subjek
|
Objek
|
Arti
|
I
You
She
He
It
We
They
|
Me
You
Her
Him
It
Us
Them
|
Saya, aku
Kamu, Anda, kalian
Dia (perempuan)
Dia (laki-laki)
Dia, itu, -nya
Kita, kami
Mereka
|
Example :
Three days ago I met Ariel. Yesterday I met him
again.
[Tiga hari yang lalu saya bertemu Ariel. Kemarin
saya bertemu dia lagi.]
My sister bought
a new handphone. She loves it very much.
[Saudara perempuan saya membeli sebuah handphone
baru. Dia sangat menyukainya.]
Sule borrowed three books from the library.
He must return them in two days.
[Sule meminjam tiga buku dari perpustakaan. Dia
harus mengembalikannya dalam dua hari.]
b. Possessive
Pronoun
Possessive pronoun is a word that
indicates ownership. There are two forms of possessive pronoun that are
dependent (placed before a noun) and independent (placed after a verb). For
more details, please see the table below.
Dependent
|
Independent
|
My
Your
His
Her
Its
Our
Their
|
Mine
Your
His
Hers
Its
Ours
Theirs
|
This is my book. The book is mine.
[Ini buku saya. Buku ini punya saya]
This house is theirs. [Rumah ini milik
mereka.]
This is your pencil and those are hers.
[Ini pensilmu dan itu punya dia.]
c. Reflexive
Pronoun
Reflexive pronoun is a pronoun refers to
activities for the perpetrator himself in the sentence, or emphasizes the
subject or object. The pronoun gets a self-suffix for a singular form, and the
suffix -selves for the plural.
Reflexive Pronoun
|
Arti
|
Myself
Yourself/yourselves
Themselves
Ourselves
Himself
Herself
Itself
|
Saya sendiri
Kamu sendiri/kalian sendiri
Mereka sendiri
Kami sendiri
Dia sendiri (laki-laki)
Dia sendiri (perempuan)
Dia sendiri (benda atau binatang)
|
She laughed at herself. [Dia menertawakan
dirinya sendiri.]
He himself drives to school. [Dia sendiri
yang menyetir ke sekolah.]
I myself open the door. [Saya sendiri yang
membuka pintu itu.]
My father cooked this meal himself. [Ayah
saya memasak makanannya sendiri.]
d. Demonstrative
Pronoun
Demonstrative pronoun is a pronounced
pronoun based on closeness: near (this and these) and far (that and those).
Example of the sentence as follows:
Examples :
This is my mother, these are my sisters. [Ini ibu
saya, ini adik-adik saya.]
That book is yours, those are mine. [Buku itu
punyamu, itu punyaku.]
e. Interrogative
Pronoun
Interrogative pronouns are words that question
people or things. These include: who, whom (whom), whose (who has), why (why),
which (what), and what (what).
Examples :
Who did you call? [Siapa yang kamu panggil?]
What did you order? [Apa yang kamu pesan?]
Why did you sell your cara? [Mengapa kamu jual
mobilmu?]
f. Indefinite
Pronoun
Indefinite pronoun is a pronoun referring to someone
or something that is considered uncertain, such as: somebody (someone),
something, something (anything), everyone (everyone), and everything
(everything).
Example :
You did everything right. (Kamu melakukan semuanya
dengan benar.)
g. Relative
Pronoun
Relative pronouns are words that compose
a noun or noun phrase with its explanatory clause, such as who, whom, whose,
which, and that are translated into Indonesian into words.
Examples:
I don’t like people who lose temper easily. [Saya
tidak senang pada orang yang mudah naik pitam.]
Meong that I always feed everyday is my cat. [Meong
yang saya beri makan setiap hari adalah kucing saya.]
This is Tukul whose brother you met last week.
[Ini tukul yang kakaknya kamu temui minggu lalu.]