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MIXED KINDS OF PREDICATES

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  1. Simple nominal predicates

There exist some mixed kinds of predicates whose types are determined by the first type of predicate, e.g.

· You really ought to stop smoking. = compound modal aspect predicate

· The boy continued to be happy the whole week. = compound aspect nominal predicate

· John just had to be the first in that competition. = compound modal nominal predicate

TASK 8. Find predicatives in the sentence given below and match them with the parts of speech in the right-hand column.

  She became bitter and unapproachable. a a participle I
  The name of the book she read was ‘Chocolate’. b a participle II
  What counts is that she really loves him. c a noun in the possessive case
  When they approached, the boat was still afloat. d a gerundial phrase
  He didn’t feel like talking to anyone right now. e an infinitive phrase
  What is it? f a numeral
  The aim was to find the house as soon as possible. g a noun
  Their street was the fourth on the right. h a personal pronoun
  The fault is definitely not mine. i an adlink
  The mood of the mob was frightening. j a quotation
  Giovanni looked crest-fallen. k an adjective
  It was clear that the papers were Dr. Philip’s. l a possessive pronoun
  It was a dark November night. m a predicative clause

TASK 9. Define the predicates in the quotations below.

1. Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. (Winston Churchill)

2. I have to exercise in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing.

3. A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body - the wishbone. (Robert Frost)

4. When you feel dog tired at night, it may be because you've growled all day long.

5. We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.

6. The world is full of cactus, but we don't have to sit on it.

7. The impossible can always be broken down into possibilities.

8. Too many of today's children have straight teeth and crooked morals. (Unknown high school principal)

9. It should be taught from the cradle that youth is a temporary condition from which one recovers. (Synthia Freema)

10. Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. (Jim Beggs)

11. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. (Aristotle)

12. I am not young enough to know everything.(Oscar Wilde)

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