Find 4 (four) predicates of the underlined sentences (1), (2), (3)and (4) in the text above! ( Temukan 4 (empat) predikat dari kalimat yang digarisbawahi(1),(2), (3)dan (4) pada teks di atas! )

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Soal ini meminta kita menentukan predikat dari kalimat-kalimat yang digarisbawahi pada teks tersebut. Dalam sebuah kalimat, predikat dapat berupa kata kerja aksi ( action verbs ) atau kata kerja bantu ( auxiliary verbs ). Dalam kalimat: The government, as well as many health and nutrition groups, wants to give people the information they need to make healthy food choices. Predikat kalimatnya menggunakan action verbs wants dan need . In 1992, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) adopted the nutritional quide that was created at Tufts University. Predikat kalimatnya menggunakan action verbs adopted , created dan auxiliary verb was . For example, you should have 6 to 11 servings a day of foods in the Bread, Cereal, Rice & Pasta Group. Predikat kalimatnya menggunakan auxiliary verb should . Examples of servings in this group are one slice of bread, 1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice or pasta, or one cup of ready-to-eat cereal. Predikat kalimatnya menggunakan auxiliary verb are . Oleh karena itu, jawaban yang tepat adalah: Sentence 1, the predicates are: wants and need Sentence 2, the predicates are: adopted , created and was Sentence 3, the predicateis: should Sentence 4, the predicateis: are