Nominal and Verbal Sentences

Nominal and Verbal Sentences

Kalimat Verbal

Subject + Verb 1(s/es) + Complement

Contoh:
• I go to school.
• She goes to school.

Kalimat Nominal
Subject + am / are / is + Complement

Contoh:
• She is beautiful.
• I am strong.

Rumus dan contoh diatas adalah simple present tense yang berbentuk positif. Selain itu, simple present
tense bisa berbentuk

• negatif (menggunakan “not”)
• interogatif (kalimat tanya).
Rumus dan contoh kalimatnya dapat kamu lihat di bawah ini.

Negatif : Verbal

Ciri utama adalah menggunakan do / does diikuti dengan not
Subject + do/does + not + Verb 1 + complement

Contoh:
• I don’t go to school.
• She doesn’t go to school.

Negatif : Nominal

Ciri utama adalah menggunakan am, are, is diikuti dengan not
Subject + am / are / is + not + complement

Contoh:
• She is not beautiful.
• I am not strong.

Interogatif : Verbal
Yes/No Question

Untuk pertanyaan dengan jawaban ya/tidak, cukup letakkan do/does di awal kalimat.
Do / Does + subject + Verb 1 + complement

Contoh:
• Do you go to school?
• Does she go to school?

W/H Question
Pertanyaan menggunakan What, Who, Where, When, Why, How, tambahkan do / does di belakangnya.

W/H + do / does + subject + Verb 1 + complement

Contoh:
• Where do you go?
• Where does she go?

Interogatif : Nominal
Yes/No Question

Untuk pertanyaan dengan jawaban ya/tidak, cukup letakkan am / are / is di awal kalimat.
Am / Are / Is + subject + complement

Interogatif : Nominal
Contoh:

• Am I beautiful?
• Is he strong?
Interogatif W/H Question
Pertanyaan menggunakan What, Who, Where, When, Why, How, tambahkan am / are / is di belakangnya.

W/H + am / are / is + subject

Contoh:

• Where are you?
• Where is she?

Contoh Kalimat

Berikut adalah contoh kalimat dari penggunaan simple present tense.

Verbal

Ingat rumus, kalimat verbal dilengkapi kata kerja. Perhatikan penggunaan imbuhan s atau es dalam kata
kerjanya.

• Emily goes to market every Sunday.
• The children play volleyball every afternoon.
• Ethan walks to school everyday.
• They watch movie together.
• Carl wakes up at 5 every morning.

Nominal

Ingat rumus, kalimat nominal tidak dilengkapi kata kerja sehingga menggunakan to be : am, are,
is. Perhatikan penggunaan to be nya

• It is cold today.
• She is my English teacher.
• Those children are not kind.
• Emily’s cat is so cute.
• Are you from England?

Positif

Kalimat yang tidak mengandung kata tidak / not
• Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
• I study English every night.
• The world is round.
• I have only a dollar right now.
• He needs a pen right now.

Negatif

Kalimat yang mengandung kata not. Perhatikan bahwa not bisa disingkat

• I don’t study English every • He is not late.

night. • He doesn’t eat sandwich.

• I don’t have money right now. • She is not okay.

• He doesn’t need a pen right

now.

Interogatif

Penggunaan dalam kalimat tanya. Perhatikan kapan penggunaan do, does atau to be : am are is

• Do you study for two hours • Are you okay?

every night? • Is it right?

• Do you have money right now? • Am I right?

• Does he need a pen right now?

• Does he eat sandwich?

• Do you recognize that man?