The word "predicate" just means the verb, the action word, what the subject is doing. In this case, the subject is the seal ("trained" is an adjective, which describes that animal). And what the seal is doing is balancing a ball . So, the predicate is "balanced."
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This is the predicate. A simple two-word example: "It rained.""It" is the subject, "rained" is a verb, and it is the predicate."It is cold outside." "It" is the subject, while "is " is the predicate: the rest of the words are modifiers.About the subjectThe main thing being talked about in the sentence. It is always a noun or pronoun. It always does the action in the sentence, otherwise known as the verb. The subject can be common or proper, singular or plural.Example sentences:"The young man ran the long marathon." Man is the simple subject in that sentence."The phone's keyboard was acting up." Keyboard is the simple subject in that sentence."The papers blew across the room." Papers is the simple subject in that sentence.*Note: Simple subject is a term referring strictly to the subject. The complete subject is everything before the predicate/verb.The predicate is the part of a sentence that states what the subject does, has, or is.For example. In the sentence "He kicked the ball," the phrase "kicked the ball" says what he does.In the sentence "She owns a pony," "owns a pony" says what she has.In "That ball is red," the predicate "is red" says what the subject "ball" is.Assuming that the questioner meant "does" instead of "dose", this is the definition of a an active verb.You can usually think of the subject as the DOER of the main action of the sentence. "Mary ate the apple". Mary is the subject; she is the one who DID the eating. It gets much more complex than this, but this is the basic idea.Simple predicate.
A sentence communicates a complete thought, a question, a command or an explanation. A sentence requires a subject and a verb so that the result is an independent clause. For example 'he kicked the ball' is a sentence
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')
A verb is the active part of the sentence, and tells what is being done or what characteristic is observed. A noun is a name word, and may be the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. An adjective is a describing word, that tells something about a noun or pronoun; either identifying it or something. --- You can define each of the words in a sentence by its part of speech, and by the role it plays in the sentence. The boy kicked the red ball quickly. [the boy - complete subject] [kicked the red ball quickly - complete predicate] the - article (determiner) boy - noun - simple subject kicked - verb - simple predicate the - article red - adjective, modifies ball ball - noun - direct object quickly - adverb, modifies hit a. verb : kicked b. noun: boy, ball c. adjective: red
Over the fence flew
I balanced myself on a ball while juggling.
I balanced myself on a ball while juggling.
The predicate is, "likes the ball of yarn."
The subject is: You There are two predicates in this sentence: pitched, hit.
This is the predicate. A simple two-word example: "It rained.""It" is the subject, "rained" is a verb, and it is the predicate."It is cold outside." "It" is the subject, while "is " is the predicate: the rest of the words are modifiers.About the subjectThe main thing being talked about in the sentence. It is always a noun or pronoun. It always does the action in the sentence, otherwise known as the verb. The subject can be common or proper, singular or plural.Example sentences:"The young man ran the long marathon." Man is the simple subject in that sentence."The phone's keyboard was acting up." Keyboard is the simple subject in that sentence."The papers blew across the room." Papers is the simple subject in that sentence.*Note: Simple subject is a term referring strictly to the subject. The complete subject is everything before the predicate/verb.The predicate is the part of a sentence that states what the subject does, has, or is.For example. In the sentence "He kicked the ball," the phrase "kicked the ball" says what he does.In the sentence "She owns a pony," "owns a pony" says what she has.In "That ball is red," the predicate "is red" says what the subject "ball" is.Assuming that the questioner meant "does" instead of "dose", this is the definition of a an active verb.You can usually think of the subject as the DOER of the main action of the sentence. "Mary ate the apple". Mary is the subject; she is the one who DID the eating. It gets much more complex than this, but this is the basic idea.Simple predicate.
A sentence communicates a complete thought, a question, a command or an explanation. A sentence requires a subject and a verb so that the result is an independent clause. For example 'he kicked the ball' is a sentence
There are three parts of a sentence: subject, verb, and object. EXAMPLE "A boy (the subject) throws (the verb) a ball (the object)."
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')
A verb is the active part of the sentence, and tells what is being done or what characteristic is observed. A noun is a name word, and may be the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. An adjective is a describing word, that tells something about a noun or pronoun; either identifying it or something. --- You can define each of the words in a sentence by its part of speech, and by the role it plays in the sentence. The boy kicked the red ball quickly. [the boy - complete subject] [kicked the red ball quickly - complete predicate] the - article (determiner) boy - noun - simple subject kicked - verb - simple predicate the - article red - adjective, modifies ball ball - noun - direct object quickly - adverb, modifies hit a. verb : kicked b. noun: boy, ball c. adjective: red
A simple predicate is a verb that tells what the subject is doing.I threw the ball to Jeff. Threw is the simple predicate.Bobby read a story to his son. Read is the simple predicate.
As I remember, it's the subject, the predicate, and the object. Not all sentences need or use all three parts.
Over the fence flew