Word of the Day – Predicate

Predicate (noun)

pre-di-kat

(grammmar) The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home).

Late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin praedicatum ‘something declared’, neuter of praedicatus ‘declared, proclaimed’, past participle of the verb praedicare, from prae ‘beforehand’ + dicare ‘make known’.

Example sentences

“Don’t worry about the sentences with predicates and subjects.”