5 kalimat nominal masing masing bentuk kalimat positif negatif dan kalimat tanya
╰┈⫸ Nominal Sentence with To be Present
Nomor 1
- (+) I am a writer.
- (–) I am not a writer.
- (?) Am I a writer?
Nomor 2
- (+) He is at the office now.
- (–) He isn't at the office now.
- (?) Is he at the office now?
Nomor 3
- (+) They are very happy.
- (–) They aren't very happy.
- (?) Are they very happy?
Nomor 4
- (+) Emdy and Thian are friends.
- (–) Emdy and Thian aren't friends.
- (?) Are Emdy and Thian friends?
Nomor 5
- (+) Noah is a cute kid.
- (–) Noah isn't a cute kid.
- (?) Is Noah a cute kid?
╰┈⫸ Nominal Sentence with To be Past
Nomor 1
- (+) I was a writer a few years ago.
- (–) I was not a writer a few years ago.
- (?) Was I a writer a few years ago?
Nomor 2
- (+) He was at the office this morning.
- (–) He wasn't at the office this morning.
- (?) Was he at the office this morning?
Nomor 3
- (+) They were very happy yesterday morning.
- (–) They weren't very happy yesterday morning.
- (?) Were they very happy yesterday morning?
Nomor 4
- (+) Emdy and Thian were friends when they were 5 years old.
- (–) Emdy and Thian were not friends when they were 5 years old.
- (?) Were Emdy and Thian friends when they were 5 years old?
Nomor 5
- (+) Noah was a cute kid.
- (–) Noah wasn't a cute kid.
- (?) Was Noah a cute kid?
PEMBAHASAN
Kalimat nominal adalah sebuah kalimat pernyataan yang tidak mengandung kata kerja, melainkan hanya menerangkan kata sifat maupun kata benda pada subjeknya. Contoh:
- Saya seorang guru ➺ (kata benda/noun)
- Dia pintar ➺ (kata sifat/adjective)
➽ Pola dari kalimat nominal
- (+) S + to be + adj/noun + C
- (–) S + to be + not + adj/noun + C
- (?) To be + S + adj/noun + C + ?
➽ To be present
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kalimat nominal di masa sekarang. To be present ada 3, yaitu:
- Am ➺ I
- Is ➺ he, she, it, nama orang tinggal
- Are ➺ you, we, they, nama orang banyak
➽ To be past
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kalimat nominal di masa lampau. To be present ada 2, yaitu:
- Was ➺ I, he, she, it, nama orang tinggal
- Were ➺ you, we, they, nama orang banyak