A predicate is a grammatical term that refers to the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said about the subject. It typically includes the verb and any objects or modifiers, providing information about the action or state of being. For example, in the sentence "The cat sleeps on the mat," "sleeps on the mat" is the predicate, describing what the subject (the cat) is doing.
The gender of a predicate typically refers to how the grammatical gender of a subject influences the form of verbs or adjectives in certain languages. In many languages, such as Spanish or French, the predicate must agree in gender (and number) with the subject it refers to. For example, in Spanish, "El niño es inteligente" (The boy is intelligent) uses a masculine form, while "La niña es inteligente" (The girl is intelligent) uses a feminine form. In English, however, predicates do not change form based on the gender of the subject.
The subject of the sentence is what the sentence is about.The predicate of the sentence is the verb and the words following that relate to that verb.A sentence must have at least one subject and one verb. Examples of sentences with the subject and the predicate (the subject is bolded; the complete predicate is italicized with the verb bolded):The dog is hungry.The boy rode his bike.My friend came with me.The bus was late this morning.The teacher gave us a tough assignment.The boy ran down the dock and jumped in the water.Jack and Jane brought some cookies they had made.Jack baked the cookies and Janedecorated them.Jack is handy with a recipe, while Jane is quite artistic.The next twenty sentences are your job now.