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Parse the following sentences into 2 meaningful parts and identify the subjects and predicates.
1) The headmaster or the senior assistant will chair the meeting. 2) To err is human. 3) Smoking cigarettes can ruin your health. 4) What you say may hurt his feeling. 5) Whoever tried succeeded.
1) The headmaster or the senior assistant / will chair the meeting. 2) To err / is human. 3) Smoking cigarettes / can ruin your health. 4) What you say / may hurt his feeling. 5) Whoever tried / succeeded.
What are the characteristics of a predicate?
SUBJECT usually stands first answers the question: who, what is the topic of the sentence could be a: single NP 2/more NP linked to form a compound subject non-finite clause noun clause
PREDICATE
usually comes after the subject answers the question: what does the sentence tell us about the subject?
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(1) The bell has rung. (2) His brother became a soldier. (3) Mohan opened the window. (4) Show me your books. (5) The old man told us the whole story. (6) Mr. Raman sold his car to my sister. (7) These books belongs to me. (8) My mother enjoys sewing and gardening. (9) Nothing will make him repent. (10) The man in the red shirt is my neighbour. (11) On to the field ran the horses. (12) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. (13) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (14) Walking along this stretch of road is unsafe. (15) No one but you can solve this problem. (16) The headmaster including two senior teachers are going for the meeting. (17) The double-storey bungalow near my house has been advertised for sale. (18) Situated along this river is a row of low-cost houses.
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Practice 2: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
Vi
Subject
Predicate
Sya
noun
and
conj.
Nana
noun
might
modal aux.
have
aux. verb
Left.
verb
NP S Subject
VP Vi Predicate
All
det.
the
det. NP
kids
noun
run.
verb VP
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Practice 3: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
S Subject
Vt
Predicate
dO
Ms. Amrien
noun NP
had
scolded
the
det.
students.
noun NP
dO
Predicate
Amir
noun NP
likes
Verb Vgp
chocolate
noun
NP
cake.
noun
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Practice 4: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
S Subject
Vt
iO
dO
Predicate
The
det.
new
adj. NP
lecturer
noun
taught
verb Vgp Vt
us
pronoun NP
iO
grammar.
noun NP
dO
S Subject
Predicate
Hana
noun NP
gave
verb Vgp
Farhan
noun NP
an
det.
apple.
noun NP
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Practice 5: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
S Subject
VL
sC
Predicate
Ms. Sandra
noun NP
is
verb Vgp
our
pronoun NP S Subject noun NP
tutor.
noun
VL
Predicate
sC
Jannah appeared
verb Vgp
confident.
adj. Adj.P
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Practice 6: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
S Subject
Vi
A Predicate
My
det. NP
house
noun
is
verb Vgp. S Subject
opposite
prep.
the
det. PP Vi
Predicate
shop.
noun
The
det.
NP
baby
noun
cried
verb Vgp
loudly.
adv. Adv.P
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Practice 7: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
S Subject
Vt
dO
oC
Predicate
They
pronoun NP
elected
verb Vgp. S Subject
Ewan
noun NP Vt
the
det. NP
leader.
noun
dO
oC
Predicate
Afiq
is
driving
me
verb NP
crazy.
adj. Adj.P
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Practice 8: Study the sentences below. Parse them into subjects and predicates. Underline the verbs or verb phrases found in the predicates. Find out what is common among the verbs or verb phrases. Circle the remaining words (if any) after the verbs or verb phrases. State their functions. Write the type of sentence pattern in the space provided.
S Subject
Vt
Od Predicate
Anne
noun NP
has
verb Vgp. S Subject
a
det.
blue
adj. NP Vt
shirt
noun
on.
pp. Adv.P A
Od Predicate
Zain
noun NP
treated
verb Vgp.
Syafiq
noun NP
kindly.
adv. Adv.P
Summary
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Sentence Pattern Function Form S Vi NP Vgp. S Vt d O NP Vgp. NP S VL sC NP Vgp. NP NP Vgp. Adj.P S Vi A NP Vgp. Adv.P NP Vgp. PP S Vt iO dO NP Vgp. NP NP S Vt dO oC NP Vgp. NP NP NP Vgp. NP Adj.P S Vt dO A NP Vgp. NP PP NP Vgp. NP Adv.P
Example Intan/issleeping.
Mat/kicked/the ball.
Zafiks brother/is/a doctor. Nisha/is/hardworking. Damia/could swim/well.
Joey/drew/the picture/nicely.
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Exercises
Practice 9 Parse the sentences below into the respective sentence elements by placing a slash (/) at the right place. Identify the functions of the elements. An example is given. Use the following codes to label the elements. CODES S VL Vt Vi dO iO sC oC A
= Subject = Linking Verb = Transitive Verb = Intransitive Verb = Direct Object = Indirect Object = Subject Complement = Object Complement = Adverbial
Practice 9 (1) They named the baby Andrew. (2) The stadium can accommodate 10,000 people. (3) He had sent a dozen roses to the young lady. (4) My mother remained silent.
(7) The young girl can sing this song very well.
(8) The football match yesterday was really exciting.
Practice 10 Parse the sentences below into the respective sentence elements by placing a slash (/) at the right place. Identify the functions of the elements. (1) It was raining heavily in the evening.
(12) The maid kept the baby very quiet in the cot.
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neirma19_ldsii_2012 Practice 11 Construct sentences using the word or words given according to the sentence patterns specified. An example is given.
(S Vt dO) (S Vt dO oC)