Definition
A predicate is the portion of a clause, excluding the subject, that expresses something about the subject.
Examples
(English)
The book is on the table.
Kinds
More specific concepts within predicate.
Sources 6
- Crystal 1980, 280
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 182
- Pei and Gaynor 1954, 173
- Pike and Pike 1982, 40
- Mish 1991, 926
- Crystal 1985, 241-242