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It is. This is a sample of a simple predicate. There is no predicate noun, adjective or adverb.
Yes it can be a simple predicate if it is not followed by direct object, adjective predicate nominative or adverb.
"Was copying " doesn't contain an adverb, it is only a verb (or simple predicate).
The "simple" predicate is the main word in the predicate. It is the verb, not adverb, that shows an action or state of being. In your example, the simple predicate is "is." It's a state-of-being verb.
if adverb is placed not exactly after or before the verb then it is called predicate adverb.
A word 'connected' to a verb could be a helping (auxiliary) verb, an adverb, a direct or an indirect object of the verb.You may be looking for the word predicate. The predicate is the verb and all the words that follow the verb that are related to that verb. The simple predicate is the verb; the complete predicate is the verb and the related words that follow it. A sentence may have more than one simple predicate or complete predicate.
An adverb is part Of the predicate if following a verb
A simple predicate is the verb and any auxiliary verbs that might be present in the sentence.Examples:The dog barks.I will go.She will not scream. (not is an adverb and not part of the simple predicate.)The simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject does.The complete predicate is the verb and the words that follow the verb that are related to that verb.A sentence can have more than one predicate.Examples:The dog wagged its tail. (the simple predicate is 'wagged')The dog wagged its tail. (the complete predicate is 'wagged its tail')The dog wagged its tail and ran for the ball. (the two simple predicates are 'wagged' and 'ran')
The simple predicate is the key word in the predicate or verb part of the sentence. It is not the entire predicate because then it wouldn't be simple. The simple predicate in a sentence is also known as the verb or verbs. The simple predicate is only the main verb.
A simple predicate is a verb. Take can be used as a verb.
Adverb
No. A simple predicate is just a verb. "Once" is not a verb.