predicate
The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is
📖 Detailed Explanation
The predicate contains the verb and everything that follows it. It provides information about the subject's action or state of being.
📝 Usage Rules
- •Simple predicate: the verb alone
- •Complete predicate: verb plus all modifiers and objects
- •Compound predicate: two or more verbs with the same subject
✅Correct Examples
"The dog barked loudly at the mailman."
"barked loudly at the mailman" is the complete predicate
"She ran quickly and jumped high."
Compound predicate with two verbs: "ran" and "jumped"
❌Incorrect Examples
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