Questions tagged [predicate]
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Compound verb in: He likes to sing and play
In the context of compound subjects and compound verbs, the subject below is he. However, the tricky thing here is the verb(s) of the predicate part. Since the first verb is likes [to sing] then the second should be likes [to play]. In other words…
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What is a predicative phrase?
What is meant by the 'predicative position' when it refers to a part of a sentence?
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They're good fun, and I absolutely enjoy to live with them."
I am taking a practice English test for immigration to Canada. I should note that I am a native English speaker from the United States.
During one of the "writing" practice tests, a section appeared asking to circle 10 incorrect words in a text.…
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Does a verb phrase always function as a predicate?
What is obvious is that we are choosing a new path.
Does the VP (is obvious) function as a predicate?
If it does, is there any situation where a VP doesn't function as a predicate? Or does a VP always function as a predicate?
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Another example…
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Predicate individual-level
I’ve come across one post on a website. See below;
I wish my father had been rich.
(Father is already dead and was poor)
I am trying to understand more about predicate individual-level and do need more input.
Can anyone tell me how did that sentence…
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Finding the complete predicate
I am having trouble understand why the first part of the sentence provided is part of the complete predicate?
From the Appalachian Mountains, the land falls gradually to great
river valleys to the west.
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Subject and predicate exchange？
Why can we say "he is a student" , but not "a student is him".
Also, "he is the best student" and "the best student is him". Both sounds good?
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To what does Predicator refer?
Hello.
I have been studying Arguments and Predicate when I noticed that there are two different views over Predicators: Some say that it is the main verb of the Predicate, others say that it is the finite verb while others say that it is both the…
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Simple predicate of
A Simple Predicate is simply the verb or verb phrase in a sentence. Since some verbs, for example phrasal verbs, have additional words other than the "stem word" would they be considered part of the simple predicate?
For example, which is generally…
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