Subject and Predicate

Amin Nur Hidayati

 Verb  Predicate
1. Verb  words expressing activities
2. To be is, am, are, was, were
been, be, being

Examples:
1. Nicole wants some apples.
2. Rino is a very talented musician.
 Predicate: the basic
Vo V1 V2 V3 V-ing
Modals V1 V-ed/d or 1. Has/have/ To be + V-ing
+ Vs/V-es Irregular V had + V3
V0 (simple (simple past) (perfect) (progressive)
present ) 2. To be + V3
(passive)
Examples
1. Must be is/ am/ are was/were Has been Is being
May be Have been Are being
2. Can write Writes wrote Is written Is writing
write were written
has written
was written
Find the Verb of each sentence (the Predicate)
1. You may be asked to show your passport by the security officers.

2. Passangers are not allowed to bring more than 100ml of liquid through security.

3. Once you have cleared Customs, you will be free to move about the terminal.

4. Marshall does not want to assist Ryan.

5. Mina is one of the ticket agents.

6. Dita looks for discounts.

7. Mayfair Auction is having its monthly auction this weekend.

8. This month’s auction features overstock from a leading fashion designer and
fine Italian leather furniture from a recently-bankrupt studio.

9. The job responsibilities of an administrative assistant are answering calls and

providing additional support.

10. I am writing to ask about the 2-bedroom apartment for rent that I saw in the
newspaper last weekend.
 Identify the predicate n indicate whether each predicate is correct or incorrect

1. The popularity of recreational vehicles has grew over the last few decades.
2. My cousin who lives in Jakarta will to study in University of Indonesia.
3. The first seven American astronauts were chosen in 1959.
4. Physician Alice Hamilton is knew for her research on industrial diseases.
5. Portable fire extinguishers generally containing liquid carbon dioxide.
6. Medical students must to study both the theory and practice of medicine.
7. Teeth are covered with a hard substance called enamel.
8. Mr. Graham has worked for this company since 1990.
9. Her sister should wore her glasses when she reads.
10. Business of every size and type may benefited from using temporary
workers to replace employees who are sick or on leave.
11. The box of cartridges for the printer have been misplaces.
12. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt.
13. The princess has sleeping for 7 years.
14. Park Hae Jin doesn’t has a girlfriend since I broke up with him.
1. Thecompany hired a public relations firm which ____improve their image.
A. will have C. may have
B. ought to have D. could
2. The directors haven’t ______ what to do with him.
A. decidedly c. decision Examples
B. deciding d. decided
3. You must______ hotel reservations several weeks ahead of time on holidays.
A. make c. made
B. makes d. making

4. In the near future, Sunnydale Industries will be _______ a new quality control system.
a. Adopt c. Adopted
b. Adopts d. adoption

5. The findings indicate that the rationale should _____ explained more clearly to the staff.
a. Is b. was c. been d. be

6. The board of directors will definitely _________ on the revised proposal.

a. Vote b. Voted c. Votes d. voting
 Subject
• Noun  Count/Uncount? Abstract/concrete?
Sing/Plural? Plural or Proper noun?
• Pronoun  1. Subjective Pronoun!
2. Possesive adj + noun
3. Possesive Pronoun
• Gerund/to infinitive
Swimming is my hobby. = My hobby is swimming.
Mother is cooking. ≠ Cooking is my mother.
• Noun Phrase
• Noun Clause
 Pronoun
Subjective Possessive Adjective Possessive pronoun Objective
I My Mine Me
You Your Yours You
We Our Ours Us
They Their Theirs Them
He His His Him
She Her Hers Her
It Its Its It
 Noun Phrase  What?
• Group of word with Noun as the head
(the core)

• For example :
- a little black book on the round table
- three young ladies waiting for their
children
- a great detective novel written by Moby
Dick
 Where?

S+V+O
S
For example:
- The lovely old lady wearing traditional
javanese costume over there eats five
fairy cakes every morning.

- V O
 How?
1. NP with pre- modifier only
Article/ No adjective Noun
poss. adj (cardinal/ord Head
inal)
a/an/the 1, 2, 3, … Beautiful, gerund NOUN
smart,…
My, your, his, First, second, Present noun NOUN
her, their, third,… participle
its,our (V-ing)

Shita’s, Andi’s Past NOUN

Participle (V-
3)
My first chocolate cake
her delicious melon juice
 HOW?
• 2. NP with post-modifier only
HEAD Post - mod

NOUN V-ing (yang me- / yang ber-)

V-3 (yang di- / yang ter-)

Preposition (of, from, on, in, at, with,…)

To + infinitive (to eat, to read, …)

Pancake cooked by my mother

Books from Linda
Student Studying English
problems to discuss
 HOW?
• 3. NP with pre and post modifiers
Pre-modifier HEAD Post Modifier

The tall beautiful girl Standing next to my son

My incredible strawberry Ice cream made in 10 minutes

The third handsome man in our class

The big old mango tree to cut this afternoon

 Exercise 1
Translate these Indonesian phrases into
good English phrases!
1. Rumah besar berwarna biru di sebelah
rumah Pak Ramadan
2. Buku catatanku yang berwarna merah yang
dibeli di London
3. Dua anak perempuannya (pria) yang tinggal
di Amerika
4. Kue ulang tahun yang dipesan kemarin
5. 10 mainan Sika yang diletakkan di meja
bundar
 Exercise 2
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that
should be corrected!
1. Big cities in Indonesia has different culture.
A B
2. The most beautiful persons in my class is Rita.
A B
3. My three daughters sitting on the park bench.
A B
4. The same food was served in her first party was served again last night.
A B
5. The first test English is always easy.
A B
6. His expensive cat black is very cute.
A B
1. Identify the subject and the predicate of each sentence.
2. Indicate if the sentences are correct or incorrect

1. Minerals in seawater exists in the same proportions in all

of the oceans of the world.
2. Bowling, one of the most popular indoor sports, are
popular all over the United States and in other countries.
3. Generally, the lectures in this class are very interesting.
4. The box of cartridges for the printer have been misplaced.
5. The buildings destroyed during the fire are being rebuilt.
6. Scientists at the medical center is trying to determine if
there is a relationship between saccharine and cancer.
7. The tenants in the apartment next to mine is giving a
party this evening.
8. The board of directors has called an emergency meeting.
1. The man holding two cans of soda over there _____
eat five burgers in 10 minutes.
a. are able to c. were able to
b. is able to d. has been
2. This group of doctors ___ in important research.
a. is involved c. are involved
b. be involving d. been involving
3. Mathematics ___ not easy for my brother.
a. was c. are
b. were d. be
4. The results of our efforts to get more business ___ been successful.
a. have c. having
b. has d. was
5. The computers ordered last week ___ on solar power.
a. run c. runs
b. running d. to run
7. The United States ___ taxes to develop the
infrastructure for commerce.
a. raise c. raises
b. rise d. risen
8. The government ___ to send a team of
consultants to work with the farmers.
a. want c. wants
b. wanting d. to want