definition of predicate
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Answer:
the part of a sentence which has the verb, and which tells us what the subject is or does. In the sentence—‘He went cycling after returning from school’ the predicate is ‘went cycling after returning from school
Explanation:
★"It's the basis of ordinary etiquette / to be sure of your subject and your predicate." This lyric from a children's play about acceptable grammar is certainly true; however, not many people can point out the predicate in a sentence (even if they are sure of the subject).
★The predicate of a sentence is the part that modifies the subject in some way. Because the subject is the person, place, or thing that a sentence is about, the predicate must contain a verb explaining what the subject does and can also include a modifier.