Verbs
predicate adjective
A verb.
noun
"Horses gallop" is a complete sentence consisting or subject and predicate: "horses" is a noun, and "gallop" is a verb.
It is called, logically enough, a predicate adjective. It follows a linking verb (be, seems, looks) and refers to the subject. It can also be referred to as a subject complement.
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.
predicate adjective
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.
regular speech
Asleep is a predicate nominative.
A verb.
It is a verb or verb phrase.
noun
Subject is "secret of a good speech" Predicate is " is in the pauses" -
A verb, more particularly a "linking verb."