Verb (Kata Kerja)
Verbs (kata kerja) merupakan kata atau kata-kata yang menggambarkan tindakan atau keadaan subjek dalam suatu klausa atau kalimat. Sebuah verbs mungkin diikuti oleh helping verbs atau auxiliaries, seperti: must be. Ini disebut juga dengan verbs phrase. Verbs atau verb phrases sering berfungsi sebagai prediket dalam kalimat.
Perhatikan kalimat berikut:
- The task of teacher is central of education.
- The teacher must be a many-sided person.
- The successful teacher has a basic knowledge of how the students learn.
- The children played at their games until they were called home.
(Kata is, must be, has, played merupakan verb atau prediket dalam
kalimat. Sementara the task of teacher, the teacher, the successful teacher,
the chidren merupakan subjek dari kata kerja tersebut.)
Exercise:
Identify verb and subject in the
following sentence. Do as example.
We dug for many hours and found nothing. Verb: dug, found Subject: We
- In my English class today, we have an
assignment. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- The door closed silently behind her as she left the house. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- Eileen agreed that a trip to the college campus was worth her time. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- The unsold books remained in the shop year after year. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- Much of the teaching activity is done informally. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- The children played at their games until they were called home. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- Richard boarded the plane a minute before it left gate. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- Our train never leaves on time. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- Ass the bell in the tolled, the people gathered for prayer. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
- Eat your breakfast now, or you will have no lunch money. Verb: ......... Subject: ........
Predikat Kalimat
Predikat (predicate) merupakan kata kerja yang terdapat dalam klausa atau kalimat. Perdicate dapat berupa verb, compound verb, modifier atau complemet.
Kata kerja yang tidak mempunyai modifier, objek, atau komplemen dinamakan sebagai simple predicate (prediket sederhana). Sedangkan dua kata kerja mempunyai subjek yang sama dinamakan sebagai compound perdicate (prediket majemuk).
Perhatikan kalimat berikut:
- The sun shone. (predikat sederhana)
- The sun shone brightly. (prediket yang memiliki modifier)
- He hit the ball. (prediket yang terdiri dari kata kerja dan objeknya)
- Amanda cooks and bakes every day. (prediket majemuk)
Exercise
Dalam kalimat-kalimat berikut, garis bawahi predikat lengkap seperti nampak dalam contoh.
- Daniel has written many letters to us.
- Veronique must leave for home.
- The lawn mower is no longer sharp enough to cut grass.
- City life has not improved her outlook.
- Fresh vegetables are hard to find in winter.
- I have no yet read the complete trial testimony.
- Professional sports has become big business all over the world.
- Can you imagine a world without war?
- Noisy dogs interrupted my sleep.
- Television appears to be the main interest of America's young.
- The farmer ran his tractor right into the haystack and ruined a week's work.
- Men's hats will one day reappear as a stylish fashion.
Sumber:
- Zulfahmi M, 2020, English Grammar and Reading: Materi dan Latihan untuk Bahasa Inggris Umum, CV. Kekata Group: Surakarta
- Eugene Ehrlich, 2004, Schaum's Outlines English Grammar, The McGraw-Hill Campanies, Inc
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