1. By: Marcel Pop Tiana Byrd Anthony Salter

2. Definition: Faulty predication occurs when a sentence’s subject and predicate doesn’t make sense together. Either the sentence’s subject can’t carry out the activity that the sentence’s verb describes, or the subject can’t be described by the verb.

3. Example #1 of Faulty Predicate: Incorrect Version: – A vacation is where people get away from school or work to relax. This example contains a faulty use of “is where.” Since vacation is not technically a specific place, a person cannot go there. Correct Version: – A vacation is a break people take to get away from school or work. This is correct because it defines a vacation as a “break.” Because a break is a subject which can be acted upon, saying that people “take” the break makes the sentence grammatically correct.

4. Example #2 of Faulty Predicate Incorrect Version: – The purpose of the book persuades readers to get involved in sports. In the sentence above, the subject is “purpose.” However, the purpose itself can’t “persuade,” as the verb in this sentence states. Correct Version: – The author of the book persuades readers to get involved in sports. In the revised sentence, the subject is “author,” and the verb is “persuades.” Because an author can attempt to persuade his or her readers, this sentence is grammatically correct.

5. Source: Roseman, Richard R. "Unit 8 Sentence Errors." tc.umn.edu. Henry Holt and Company, 2001. Web. 7 Nov 2011..