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The predicate. Verbal and nominal predicate
Textbook: p. 52
GoalDivide the predicate by expression into verbal and nominal predicates.
New words
verbal predicate · fe’l kesimnominal predicate · ot kesimverbal noun · harakat nomiadverbial participle · ravishdosh
Explanation
Depending on the word that expresses it, a predicate is of two kinds: verbal and nominal. A verbal predicate is mostly expressed by a conjugated verb, sometimes by an adverbial participle; of adverbial participles only the one with -guncha can be a predicate. A verbal predicate denotes an action. If the predicate is expressed by a noun, adjective, numeral, pronoun, adverb, imitative word or by the verbal noun or participle forms of the verb, it is called a nominal predicate; it names the subject or states its feature. To find the predicate, ask about the subject questions such as “what did it do?”, “who?”, “what kind?”.
Worked examples
Verbal predicate: “Ukam suratni devorga osdi.” (osdi — conjugated verb). Adverbial-participle predicate: “Qiyinchilik — o‘rganguncha.” (o‘rganguncha).
Nominal predicate: “Bog‘imiz katta” (adjective); “Kitoblar ikkita” (numeral); “Vazifam — ko‘p o‘qish” (verbal noun); “Bozor g‘ala-g‘ovur” (imitative word).
Class activity
A two-column table: pupils place sentences into “verbal” and “nominal predicate” columns, then add a new sentence to each.
Practice
1
Which kind is the predicate in “Opam maktabda o‘qituvchi”?
O‘qituvchi — a nominal predicate expressed by a noun.
2
Which participle forms can be predicates?
The participle can be a nominal predicate; the adverbial participle only with -guncha.
3
Make one sentence of your own for each: verbal, pronoun and numeral predicate.
E.g. Men uyga qaytdim. Bu kitob meniki. Sinfda o‘quvchilar o‘ttiz beshta.
4
Why is the predicate in “Yig‘ilish soat uchda” not a verb?
Because the predicate “uchda” is expressed by a numeral and denotes a time, not an action — it is a nominal predicate.