3.1.1 Subject
The subject of a sentence is a noun it may the names of the person, place, thing or idea or pronoun they, we, he, she, I, you and it that do the things as
shown by the verb. The subject of the sentence usually comes first but sometimes it put after the predicate.
Examples: -
My money were stolen by the robber -
The robber stole my money. In the first sentence which it is in the passive voice, my money is the subject
while the second sentence active voice the robber is the subject and my money is the object.
- John broke the window.
- The window broke
In the first sentence, the window is the object, while in the second the window is the subject. But the relation of the window to the event described by the sentence
is the same in two cases. Forming the Subject.
A subject of the sentence can be formed in many ways. It can be formed
from the noun, gerund, phrase, infinitive or clause. Examples:
- The farmers are at farm. Noun
- Eating is a pleasure. Gerund
- The large bus parked outside the building. Phrase
- To write is more difficult than to read. Infinitive
- That she has travelled around the world was known by people. Clause
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3.1.2 Predicate
A predicate verb is one of the two main parts of a sentence which tells something about the subject. The predicate must contain the verb and sometimes it
modifies the subject. There are two kind of verbs; action verb and linking verb. The action verb is a word that expresses an action of the subject.
Examples: -
The dog barked loudly. -
She kissed me last night. -
He does all of his assignments everyday. -
My cousin went to Jakarta last month. -
She takes the breakfast every day. A verb that consists of the auxiliary verb and verb is called a verb phrase.
Examples: -
The birds can fly high. -
She will study English tomorrow morning. -
He must obey the school rules. -
They are going to get up early tomorrow morning and go fishing. -
We must come to the campus on time. The linking verb is the various forms of verb to be.
Examples: -
They were at the school at 7 yesterday. -
They are my friends. -
I am the student of D3 English Program at University of North Sumatra. -
My cousin and my mother are going to the market.
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3.1.3 Simple Subject and Simple Predicate
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