A predicate is the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said about the subject, typically including a verb and any objects or modifiers. It conveys the action or state of being of the subject. For example, in the sentence "The cat sleeps on the mat," "sleeps on the mat" is the predicate, telling us what the cat does. In essence, the predicate provides essential information about the subject's actions or conditions.
a prdicate includes a VERB
it shivered in the wind lie a dead leaf on a tree
compond subject
a predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of a sentence. forms of be are the most common linking verbs. other linking verbs include forms of taste, look, smell, feel, appear, seem, and become. example, look TIRED, but i fell FINE.