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A predicate describes or provides information about the subject in a sentance. The bold part is the predicate. "Harry parked the car." A simple sentence might read: "Harry was scared to park the car because he was a new driver." With a split predicate, the sentence would read: Harry, because he was a new driver, was scared to park the car. The predicate modifies the subject of a sentence. Writers will often break up a sentence with split predicates to alleviate monotony. If used too often however, it could have the the opposite effect. Too many split predicates make for difficult reading. It's best to use them sparingly.
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A split predicate refers to a predicate that requires two arguments but is spread across two different parts of a sentence, with one part coming before the subject and the other part coming after the subject. This type of predicate is common in languages that have free word order.
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