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WHAT IS PREDICATOR???

The predicator of a simple declarative sentence is the word ( sometimes a

group of words) which does not belong to any of the referring expressions and which of the

remainder, makes the most specific contribution to the meaning of the

sentence.

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EXAMPLE

Read is the predicator in Salma is reading novel.

Cook is the predicator in Mother cooks in the kitchen.

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NOTE

Part s of Speech

Predicator

Example

Adjectives V Red, hungry

Verbs V Write, Read

Prepositions V In, between

Nouns V Genius, crook

Conjunctions

X And, but, or

Articles X The, a

NB: Be X Is, am, are, was, were

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WHAT IS PREDICATE???

A predicate is any word (or sequence of words) which ( in a given single sense)

can function as the predicator of a sentence..

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NOTE

A simple sentence only has one predicator, although it may well

contain more than one instance of a predicate.

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EXAMPLE

A tall, handsome stranger entered the saloon

This sentence has just one predicator, enter, but the sentence also contains the words tall, handsome, stranger, and saloon, all which are predicates and can function as predicators in other sentences,. E.g. John is tall, He is handsome.

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WHAT IS THE DEGREE OF A PREDICATE?

A number indicating a number of arguments

it is normally understood to have in simple sentences.

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AMBIENT PREDICATESPredicates that do not have any

obligatory argument.

1. It is snowy

2. It is foggy

3. It is cold

4. It is drizzling

5. It is raining

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In Indonesian there are also

ambient predicates, such as when people

say “Panas”, “hujan”,

“mendung”, and “gerimis”

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ONE PLACE PREDICATESThese are predicates that have one

obligatory argument. Peter is tall Miss Nancy Smith is a doctor Peggy smiles very often Mr. Johnson resigned

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TWO PLACE PREDICATES

These are predicates that have two obligatory arguments.

The secretary is making out a cheque

The workers are building a hotel

The driver drove his taxi very fast

My father mended a broken chair

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KREIDLER

According to Kreidler, locative predicates like on, in, at, above, beside, near, next to, and under are also two place predicates.

The lamp is on the tableSome oranges are in the basket

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THREE PLACE PREDICATES

These are predicates that require three obligatory arguments.

John gave Mary a bicycle My mother bought my sister a

necklace My friend send me a book The hotel is between

showroom and a bank

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KREIDLERThe company sent its distributor

ten cars from Jakarta to Denpasar via Surabaya by ship.

Although there are seven arguments in the sentence

above, there are three obligatory arguments, they are company, distributor, and cars. The other arguments; Jakarta

(Source), Denpasar (Goal), Surabaya (Path), and ship

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