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A verb.
It is a verb or verb phrase.
A predicate noun is a a sub category inside a noun, which is a part of speech itself. It is simply a noun in the predicate.
the part of speech for playing is a predicate adjective.
The only necessary part of speech in a predicate is a verb, but a complete predicate may include any other part of speech, with the possible exception of an interjection.
An active verb is required; any other part of speech may be present.
Verbs
predicate adjective
Asleep is a predicate nominative.
noun
No, a predicate does not always contain a noun or a pronoun.A predicate is the part of the sentences that is not the subject or its modifiers. A predicate is the verb and the words that follow the verb that are related to that verb. A predicate may be just a verb.Examples sentences containing a predicate with no nouns or pronouns:Mary is driving. (the predicate is a verb only)She will come soon. (soon is an adverbmodifying the verb will come)Today is hot. (hot is an adjective, a predicate adjective).
A verb, more particularly a "linking verb."