What is the predicate in traditional grammar?
Q: What is the predicate in traditional grammar?
A: The predicate in traditional grammar is the second part of a clause or sentence, the first being the subject.
Q: What does a predicate do?
A: A predicate completes an idea about the subject, such as what it does or what it is like.
Q: Can a predicate consist of only a verb?
A: Yes, a predicate can consist of only a verb, such as in the sentence "She dances."
Q: What is a verb + direct object predicate?
A: A verb + direct object predicate is when the verb is followed by a direct object, as in the sentence "Ben reads the book."
Q: What is a verb + prepositional object predicate?
A: A verb + prepositional object predicate is when the verb is followed by a prepositional object, as in the sentence "She listened to the radio."
Q: What does the predicate provide about the subject?
A: The predicate provides information about the subject.
Q: What is the difference between traditional grammar and dependency structure grammar?
A: Traditional grammar regards the predicate as the second part of a sentence, while dependency structure grammar regards the finite verb as the root of all sentence structure and rejects the binary NP-VP division.
