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A predicate is the verb of the sentence and everything that follows from that verb, the direct object, the indirect object, which can be a noun, a noun clause, or a noun phrase. Examples:
Predicate noun: We grow strawberries.
Predicate noun phrase: We grew some strawberries.
Predicate noun clause: We sell the strawberries grown on our farm.
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What is predicate nominative in This is a buffet dinner?
The predicate nominative is the noun dinner.The complete predicate nominative is the noun phrase 'a buffet dinner'.The noun (noun phrase) restates the subject demonstrative pronoun 'this' following the linking verb 'is'.
What relates a noun pronoun or phrase to another word in the sentence?
A preposition relates a noun, pronoun, or phrase to another word in the sentence.Examples:Jack had to run for the bus. (the preposition 'for' relates the noun phrase 'the bus' to the verb 'to run')I took a picture of the bear. (the preposition 'of' relates the noun phrase 'the bear' to the noun 'picture')
Is keeps a simple predicate?
No keep/keeps is a verb One word is not a predicate, a predicate is the verb plus noun or noun phrase.
Writing in complete sentence?
A complete sentence is comprised of a subject and a predicate. The subject is a noun or noun phrase, and the predicate essentially tells what the subject does.
What are the part main parts of a simple sentence?
A simple sentence is made up of a subject (usually a noun) and a predicate (usually a verb).
Can a predicate adjective be in a prepositional phrase?
No, a predicate adjective can't be in the form of a prepositional phrase because an adjective can't be the object of a preposition. An adjective can be part of a prepositional phrase when it is describing the noun object of the preposition. Example: Mary is in a big hurry. (the object of the preposition is the noun 'hurry', the predicate nominative; the adjective 'big' describes the noun 'hurry')
Can predicate nomitives and predicate adjectives be in a prepositional phase?
Yes, a predicate nominative can be in the form of a prepositional phrase. Example: Mary is in a hurry. (the prepositional phrase 'in a hurry' renames the subject 'Mary')A predicate adjective can't be in the form of a prepositional phrase because an adjective can't be the object of a preposition. An adjective can be part of a prepositional phrase when it is describing the noun object of the preposition.Example: Mary is in a big hurry. (the object of the preposition is the noun 'hurry', the predicate nominative)
Is a predicate noun and a predicate nominative the same?
A predicate nominative is a noun or a pronoun. A predicate noun is a noun.
Can a noun be part of a simple predicate?
A noun can not be part of a simple predicate, because a simple predicate only includes the verb phrase. The complete predicate, however, may contain nouns, because it includes the verb phrase and any of its objects (Direct and Indirect - which can be nouns and pronouns) and modifiers (which may include adverbial and adjective phrases -- prepositional phrases which have noun or pronoun objects).
What is a predicate phrase?
a predicate phrase is a butt cack
Is creatures a predicate noun?
in your question, no..."a predicate noun" is the predicate noun he was a creature...yes
Sometimes called the simple predicate?
The predicate is everything in a sentence that is not the subject. A simple predicate is a finite verb e.g. I am, or Stuff happens.
