Assertion: predicate | /r/HasProperty | the verb
Facets:
value: always
type: DEGREE
value: in the sentence
type: OTHER
value: to state
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Notice that the predicate includes the verb in the sentence (likes) and all the rest of the words that describes what she likes.
text: Predicates will always include a verb, but they can also include other elements – and we’re going to be looking at the “predicate nominative” and the “predicate adjective” next.
text: The predicate always includes a verb ("Predicate" is also a verb that means, "to state something.")To identify theof the sentence, look for the statement about the subject.
text: The second sentence above features a compound predicate, a predicate that includes more than one verb pertaining to the same subject (in this case, "walked" and "admired").
text: The predicate always includes the verb, and tells something about the subject; in this example, we see that the students “were complaining about the short recess.
text: The entire action is known as the sentence's predicate, which could be just the verb on its own or a main verb with a helping verb or could include the verb, the object (the entity or thing acted upon) and possibly an adjunct (something that adds information about the action but is not required for understanding).
text: In such sentences, the predicate includes the verb as well as the direct object.
text: The predicate (which always includes the verb) goes on to relate something about the subject: what about the audience?
text: Note that the predicate nominative is not the whole of the predicate in each sentence: remember, the whole predicate includes the verb.
text: Note, again, that the predicate adjective is not the whole of the predicate in the sentence, as the whole predicate also includes the verb.
text: Predicates include verbs that tell something about the subject.