
Dalam sebuah kalimat, minimal harus memiliki 1 Subject dan 1 Predicate.
Akan tetapi, penempatan Subject dan Predicate dalam kalimat berbeda-beda tergantung jenis kalimatnya. Jenis kalimat dalam Grammar terdapat 3, yaitu :
- Positive Sentence
- Negative Sentence
- Interrogative Sentence
Positive Sentence
Positive sentence atau kalimat positive adalah bentuk kalimat dasar seperti bentuk clausa.
- Subject + Predicate + Complement (Object/Adjective/Adverb)
Contoh :
- You like chocolate.
- She likes her gift.
- Young children like to swim.
- Richard wants to go to the park.
- We are high school students.
- I am very hungry.
- She is my aunt.
- They are my teachers.
Negative Sentence
Negative sentence merupakan kalimat negative yang maknanya “tidak” pada predicate-nya. Pada kalimat negative, predicate kalimat mendapat imbuhan “not” setelah to be.
- Subject + Predicate (am/is/are + not) + Complement
- Subject + Predicate (do/does/did + not) + Complement
Contoh :
- I do not like to read science fiction.
- Dogs do not chase cats.
- Pete does not want to talk with Ann.
- Alice does not work for an insurance company.
- Sarah did not eat his breakfast.
- She is not my teacher.
- I am not a thief.
- We are not bad people.
Interrogative Sentence
Interrogative sentence meruapakan kalimat tanya untuk menanyakan informasi. Ada dua jenis kalimat tanya yaitu :
- Yes/No question
- WH question
Yes/No Question
Kalimat tanya Yes/No merupakan kalimat tanya yang jawabannya hanya yes atau no.
Contoh :
- Did Sarah sleep?
- Yes, she did. / No, she did not.
- Do you cook?
- Yes, I do. / No, I do not.
- Was she running?
- Yes, she was. / No, she was not.
- Have you seen the dog?
- Yes, I have. / No, I have not.
- Can you help me?
- Yes, I can. / No, I cannot.
WH Question
Wh question merupakan kalimat tanya yang menggunakan kata tanya 5W 1 H.
What | Who | Where | Why | When | How |
Berbeda dengan kalimat Yes/No Question, jawaban kalimat tanya WH question lebih panjang yang biasanya sebuah kalimat lengkap yang memberikan informasi.
Contoh :
- Where is the bathroom?
- The bathroom is in the corner of the hall.
- What is your name?
- My name is lisa.
- Who is the man next to you?
- He is my uncle.
- Why did she leave so early?
- She had to do her homework.
- How are you feeling today?
- I am feeling great.

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