UNIT 1

SENTENCE WRITING :
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SARI WIJI UTAMI, SP. (CO)
SOFYAN AROFAH, SE.
ASMAUL KHUSNA, S.Pt
ADETIYA PRANANDA PUTRA, SST
MOH. ILHAM HILAL, SST
DYAH KUSUMAWARDANI, SST

Objectives :
By the end of the unit, you are
expected to be able to write simple
sentences with various Subjects and
Predicates
Normal Sentence Pattern in English
SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT,
OBJECT
MODIFIER
John and I ate a pizza last night
He studies English in the class
THE SIMPLE SENTENCE
A simple sentence has one Subject-Predicates
combination.
Example :
- Santi loves swimming very much.
- Shinta and Dika sat in the corner.
- It is a very good book.
- You can study here with me or go to your room.


A. Subject Verb (Object) (Object/Complement)
Example :
- The girl is crying. (subject-verb)
- They are playing football in the yard. (subject-verb-
object)
- The teacher gave them some homeworks. (subject-
verb-object-object)
- We usually call it disease. (subject-verb-object-
complement)

The simple sentence can be
divided into two broad forms:
B. Subject Verb Complement
Example :
- The book looks good. (Adjective)
- We are students. (Noun)
- The girls are in the garden. (Adverb)
The simple sentence can be
divided into two broad forms:
EXERCISE 1
Write a sentence for each pattern below !
1. Subject Verb
2. Subject Verb Object
3. Subject Verb Object Object
4. Subject Verb Object Complement
5. Subject Verb Complement
SUBJECT
THERE ARE VARIOUS FORMS OF SUBJECT :
1. NOUN (PHRASE)
Example : The book is on the table.
The University of Indonesia is located
in Jakarta.
2. PRONOUN
Example : They are studying in the library.
We are studying for a test tomorrow.
SUBJECT
3. TO INFINITIVE (PHRASE)
Example : To study English is easy.
To do this task needs some steps.
4. GERUND (PHRASE)
Example : Fishing is my hobby.
Living in Jakarta is sometimes frustrating.
5. CLAUSE
Example : What he has done is really wonderful.
That he passed the test surprised us.
SUBJECT
6. EXPLETIVE THERE and IT
Example :
- There are some people in the hall.
- There will be meeting tomorrow.
- Once there was a beautiful princess.
- It is not easy to solve this problem.
- It is said that money does not always bring
happiness.
- It is raining now in Banyuwangi.
EXERCISE 2
Complete the following with an appropriate subject
1. . makes us happy. (noun phrase)
2. . is always interesting to sing a new song. (expletive)
3. . is none of your business. (clause)
4. . are going on a trip. (pronoun)
5. . will be a seminar next week. (expletive)
6. . is her hobby. (gerund)
7. . needs hard work and skills. (to infinitive)
8. . works in the field. (noun phrase)
9. . is not very important. (clause)
10. . requires us to master spoken English (gerund)
HOMEWORK !!!
END of UNIT
THANK YOU