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Grammar

Predicate?

What is a predicate?
  

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that contains the verb and whatever complement goes along with it. " "Lucy and I" is the subject; "talked to Jane" is the predicate.

  • The predicate is the part of the sentence that contains the verb and whatever complement goes along with it.
  • " "Lucy and I" is the subject; "talked to Jane" is the predicate.
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The predicate is the part of the sentence that contains the verb and whatever complement goes along with it.
For example:
"Lucy and I talked to Jane."
"Lucy and I" is the subject; "talked to Jane" is the predicate.
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Huh?
"talked" is the predicate while "to Jane" is an object.

You can find out the predicate by asking "What does/did the subject do?"
-> What did Lucy and I do?
-> Answer: Lucy and I "talked".

The subject can be found out by asking "Who does/did something?"
-> Who talked to Jane?
-> Answer: Lucy and I.

The object can be found ou

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