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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
What is the simple and complete predicate in this sentence?
Egypt has had a long history.
"has" is the simple predicate?
"has had a long history" is the complete predicate?
Are we right or wrong?? Help! Thanks!!
Egypt has had a long history.
"has" is the simple predicate?
"has had a long history" is the complete predicate?
Are we right or wrong?? Help! Thanks!!
Top answer
e. excluding all dependents, so it would be 'has had'. The complete predicate is exactly as you say.
- e.
- excluding all dependents, so it would be 'has had'.
- The complete predicate is exactly as you say.
- BillJ
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Simple predicate means just the verb, i.e. excluding all dependents, so it would be 'has had'. The complete predicate is exactly as you say.
BillJ
BillJ
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Hi;
It depends on what reference you are using, since the exact definition of predicate depends on the particular linguistic theory.
"has" would not be a predicate in any system. It is an auxiliary verb.
The verb is "has had" and is considered a predicate.
If you divide the sentence into 2: subject and predicate, then the subject would be Egypt and the (compl
It depends on what reference you are using, since the exact definition of predicate depends on the particular linguistic theory.
"has" would not be a predicate in any system. It is an auxiliary verb.
The verb is "has had" and is considered a predicate.
If you divide the sentence into 2: subject and predicate, then the subject would be Egypt and the (compl
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AlpheccaStarsIt depends on what reference you are using, since the exact definition of predicate depends on the particular linguistic theory.
The predicate is unarguably the head of a clause, a function that's fulfilled by a verb phrase, i.e. a phrase with a verb as head - the predicate is usually considered to be everything in a clause exce
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