Predicates
What is a predicate?
A predicate tells something about the subject. Predicates explain what the subject is or what the subject is doing.
A predicate tells something about the subject. Predicates explain what the subject is or what the subject is doing.
How do you find the predicate of a sentence?
To find the predicate of a sentence, first find the subject. Ask yourself what the subject is doing. The complete answer is the predicate. The predicate of a sentence always includes a verb.
Examples:
The lion licked its paw until the pain went away.
Androcles and the lion fell asleep in the cold, dark cave.
Practice:
In the following sentences, practice finding the predicate of each sentence by asking what the subject is doing. Write your answers down on a piece of paper.
Androcles worked in the hot sun all day long. The weather was hotter than normal. Androcles couldn't wait to get some water cool down.
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