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Zoltán Király Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
What is the predicate in "The girl is eating"
What is the predicate in this sentence: "The girl is eating"
As far as know the predicate is a verb, but "is" is an auxiliary verb.
As far as know the predicate is a verb, but "is" is an auxiliary verb.
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There are at least two opinions as to what the term "predicate" really means. org/wiki/Predicate_%28grammar%29 CB
- There are at least two opinions as to what the term "predicate" really means.
- org/wiki/Predicate_%28grammar%29 CB
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There are at least two opinions as to what the term "predicate" really means. You can read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_%28grammar%29
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Traditional grammar.
Wikipedia only shows these examples:
She dances. - verb-only predicate
Ben reads the book. - verb + direct object predicate
Ben's mother, Felicity, gave me a present. - verb + indirect object + direct object predicate
She listened to the radio. - verb + prepositional object predicate
They elected him president. -
Wikipedia only shows these examples:
She dances. - verb-only predicate
Ben reads the book. - verb + direct object predicate
Ben's mother, Felicity, gave me a present. - verb + indirect object + direct object predicate
She listened to the radio. - verb + prepositional object predicate
They elected him president. -
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In both traditional and modern schools, auxiliary verbs, including modals, are considered part of the 'verb'.
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Zoltán Király"The girl is eating"... "is" is an auxiliary verb.When you have an auxiliary verb, you have a main verb to go with it.
"is" is the auxiliary for "eating".
"is eating" is the full verb phrase. It's the predicate.
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