Faulty predication occurs when the predicate in a sentence or a clause does not explain what the subject of a sentence is or does. This video is about how to avoid and correct this English mistake. For more English tutorials, please visit: https://www.thelecturette.com

1. Faulty
Revising
Predication

2. Faulty Predication
Predicate:
What a subject does or is

3. Faulty Predication
Examples:
The email contained many interesting details.
The applicants for the job were skilled
programmers.

4. Faulty Predication
Causes:
1. Incorrect use of Be
2. Incorrect use of Is when and Is where
3. Using The reason … is because

5. Incorrect Use of Be
Incorrect use:
Political corruption and economic decline were the
downfall of the Roman Empire.
1

6. Revised:
Political corruption and economic decline caused the
downfall of the Roman Empire.
1
Incorrect Use of Be

7. Is When and Is Where
Incorrect use:
Arachnophobia is when a person has a fear of
spiders and other arachnids.
2

8. Revised:
Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders and other
arachnids.
Is When and Is Where
2

9. The Reason … Is Because
Incorrect use:
The reason they overeat is because they are bored.
3

10. Revised:
The reason they overeat is that they are bored.
3
The Reason … Is Because

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