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== Predicate ==
== Predicate ==
* the 2nd part of a sentence or clause
* from Latin ''praedicatum'' for "something declared"
* expresses the action of the subject and the result of that action
** in logic, the "predicate" is the underlying claim or basis for a contention or proposition
* a "simple predicate" is a verb
* there are several definitions of "predicate" in grammar
* a "complete predicate" is the rest of the sentence following the subject
*# 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 ==