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== Predicate == | == Predicate == | ||
* the | * from Latin ''praedicatum'' for "something declared" | ||
* | ** in logic, the "predicate" is the underlying claim or basis for a contention or proposition | ||
* there are several definitions of "predicate" in grammar | |||
* a "complete predicate" | *# the verb of a subject, also called a a "simple predicate" | ||
*# the verb of a subject and additional direct information about the subject | |||
*# everything in a complete sentence except the subject, also called a a "complete predicate" | |||
* generally, the predicate expresses the action of the subject and the result of that action | |||
== Verb == | == Verb == | ||