CHAPTER I

Asking and Giving

PERSONAL INFORMATION
used in company and bank forms
 Giving Personal Information in English

Sometimes people ask you for personal details, such as name, address and
date of birth. Here are some typical questions and ways you can answer.
Question words
Who (asks for a name or person)
Whose (asks about the owner)
Why (asks for a reason)
Where (asks for a place)
What (asks about a thing or a concept)
Which (asks about a thing)
When (asks for a time)
How (asks about the way something happens)

(Also “how much” / “how many” to ask about quantity; “how long” to ask
about duration; “how often” to ask about frequency.)
Remember the word order of questions:
(1. Question word – optional)
2. Auxiliary verb: do / does: to be
3. Subject
4. Verb + complement
(1)Where (2)do (2)you (4)live?
(1)What (2)is (3)your name?
(2)Do (3)you (4)like reading?
If there is no question word, the question starts with the
auxiliary. The
answer to a question like this is “yes” or “no”.
 Typical questions

1. What’s your name?

(Give your first name then surname: “My name’s Susan Harris” or “I’m Susan
Harris”.)

What’s your first name?

– Susan

What’s your surname / family name / second name?

– Harris

On a form, you can often see abbreviations before your surname.

Mr. (for a man)
Mrs. / Miss. / Ms. (for a woman: Mrs shows you are married, Miss shows you are
single, Ms is if you’d prefer not to show your marital status)
2. What’s your date of birth?

It’s (day – month – year: “It’s the second of July, 1980”.)

Or:
When were you born?
(“On the second of July, 1980”.)

You can write 2 July 1980 or July 2, 1980. But when you say the date, use
ordinal numbers:
1 – the first 7 – the seventh
2 – the second 8 – the eighth
3 – the third 9 – the ninth
4 – the fourth 10 – the tenth
5 – the fifth 11 – the eleventh
6 – the sixth 12 – the twelfth
…
20 – the twentieth
21 – the twenty-first
3. What’s your marital status/Are you married?
I’m married / single / divorced / widowed

4. What’s your address?

Or:
Where do you live? (Give the full address)
ex: Name of the house (if there is one)
Street number and name
Town or city
County and Postcode
Country

For example:
Citraland Residence
20, Selamat Ketaren
Jl. Kapten M. Jamil Lubis
20225
North Sumatera
Indonesia
Personal Information // Kinds of Forms
1. Money Order Form
2. Money Transfer Form
3. School Enrollment Form
4. Flight Booking Form
5. Restaurant Booking Form
6. Hotel Reservation Form
7. Patient Admission Form
8. Application Form
9. Curriculum Vitae Form
10.Magazine subscription Form
11.Library Pass Form
12.Bank Account Registration Form
1. Formulir untuk surat wesel
2. Formulir untuk transfer uang
3. Formulir pendaftaran sekolah
4. Formulir pemesanan penerbangan
5. Formulir pemesanan restoran
6. Formulir pemesanan hotel
7. Formulir isian pasien
8. Formulir lamaran pekerjaan
9. Formulir riwayat hidup
10.Formulir berlangganan majalah
11.Formulir anggota perpustakaan
12.Formulir pendaftaran akun bank
Curriculum Vitae Form
 Library Pass Form

School Enrollment Form

Restaurant Booking Form School Enrollment Form
ersonal Information /Pronouns
Alia wants to have many pen pals because she likes making
friends. Her pen pals come from many parts of the world.
Caroline introduces her to Hannah. Now Hannah becomes Alia’s
pen pals. Hannah likes her a lot.
1. Subjective Pronouns
Subjective pronouns are the subjects of a sentence:

Read the following sentences.

Pay attention to the bold words as examples of subjective pronouns.

a. I have three dogs.

b. You like to have many pen pals.
c. He studies in an elementary school.
d. She will get married.
e. We love Indonesia
f. They need attention
g. It barks when it is happy.
2. Objective pronouns
Objective Pronouns are the objects of a sentence:

Read the following sentences.

Pay attention to the bold words as examples of objective pronouns.

a. I know Caroline. She introduced me to you via e-mail.

b. My brother is an elementary school student. Sometimes I accompany
him to go to school.
c. My sister is a good student. Her campus gave her scholarship.
d. We love animals. Last week our neighbor gave us a funny kitten.
e. They run the family business seriously. Customers like them very
much.
f. The fur of the cat is soft. We like to stroke it.
3. Possessive adjectives
Possessive adjectives are words that indicate possession.
Possessive adjectives are used with nouns.

Read the following sentences.

Pay attention to the boldwords as examples of possessive adjectives. The
possessive adjectives modify the nouns to show possession.
The words in underlined are the noun.

a. I have a pen pal. My pen pal is very kind.

b. You have three dogs. Your dogs need a lot of attention.
c. He studies in an elementary school. His school is not far.
d. She loves reading books. Her books are in that cupboard.
e. We run the business together. Our business is good.
f. They frequently come here. This park is their favorite place.
g. The kitten is funny. Its tail moves fast when it’s happy.
4. Possessive pronouns
Possessive pronouns also show possession but possessive pronouns
are not followed by nouns.

Read the following sentences.

Pay attention to the bold words as examples of possessive pronouns.

a. This is my book. This book is mine.

b. These are your dog. These dogs are yours.
c. His school is far from here. His is far.
d. Her book is interesting. Hers is interesting.
e. Their family business is good. Theirs is good.
f. Our plan has many alternatives. Ours has many alternatives.