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Bookmark or Share- Predicate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. a. : something that is affirmed or denied of the subject in a proposition in logic. b. : a term designating a property or relation. 2. : the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject and that usually consists of a verb with or without objects, complements, or adverbial modifiers. predicative. ˈpre-di-kə-tiv. -ˌkā-
- What Is a Predicate, and How Does It Work? | GrammarlyA predicate is the grammatical term for the words in a sentence or clause that describe the action but not the subject. In other words, the predicate explains what the subject does. For all intents and purposes, a predicate includes all the words in a sentence or clause except the subject (and words that modify the subject).
- Predicate (grammar) - WikipediaThe term predicate is used in two ways in linguistics and its subfields. The first defines a predicate as everything in a standard declarative sentence except the subject , and the other defines it as only the main content verb or associated predicative expression of a clause .
- Predicate: Explanation and Examples - Grammar MonsterA predicate adjective is an adjective that describes the subject of a linking verb. (The linking verbs are divided into the "status" verbs (e.g., "to be," "to appear," "to become," "to continue," "to seem," "to turn") and the "sense" verbs (e.g., "to feel," "to look," "to smell," "to taste," "to sound").
- What is a Predicate? Definition, Examples of Sentence PredicatesA simple predicate is the verb or verb phrase with its objects, modifiers, etc. A compound predicate is a predicate with two or more verbs connected by and. A predicate adjective modifies the subject of a sentence. A predicate nominative is a predicate noun that completes a linking verb and renames the subject.
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