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In traditional Grammar , a predicate is one of the two main parts of a Sentence (the other being the Subject , which the predicate modifies). In current Linguistic Semantics , a predicate is an expression that can be ''true of'' something. Thus, the expressions "is yellow" or "likes broccoli" are true of those things that are yellow or like broccoli, respectively. The latter notion of a predicate is closely related to the notion of a predicate in Formal Logic , and includes more expressions than the former one, like, for example, Nouns and some kinds of Adjective s. PREDICATE IN TRADITIONAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR In traditional English Grammar , a predicate is one of the two main parts of a Sentence (the other being the Subject , which the predicate Modifies ). The predicate must contain a Verb , and the verb requires, permits or precludes other sentence elements to complete the predicate. These elements are: objects (direct, indirect, prepositional), predicatives (aka predicate complements) and adverbials (either obligatory or adjuncts). In the following examples, the predicate is underlined. ''She dances.'' (verb only predicate) ''John read the book''. (direct object) ''John's mother Felicity gave me a present''. (indirect object without a preposition) ''She listened to the radio''. (prepositional object) ''They elected him president''. (predicative /object complement) ''She met him in the park''. (adverbial adjunct) ''She is in the park''. (obligatory adverbial / adverbial complement) The predicate provides information about the subject, such as what the subject is doing or what the subject is like. The relation between a subject and its predicate is sometimes called a Nexus . |
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