predicate

[Casiopea]

That's our A+++. :D :D Thanks izabela.

[Casiopea]

Sounds logical! Thank you!

Now I understand it! Do you have some further
information about this topic? some grammar books
or internet sites?

Greetings

You're welcome.

As for more info, it would help if you could tell me why you're looking at predication. :D I need to narrow down my search.

[fredo73]

Sounds logical! Thank you!

Now I understand it! Do you have some further
information about this topic? some grammar books
or internet sites?

Greetings

You're welcome.

As for more info, it would help if you could tell me why you're looking at predication. :D I need to narrow down my search.

Hello

One more question to the predicate and copula!

When in the sentence "she washes the car" the -es
connects the subject and the predicate, (and works
as the copula), how does it work in the past tense?

If i say " he washed his car" the -ed connects the
subject and the predicate, but what in a sentence like
"bob went home"?

i can`t see the copula in that sentence. or isn`t the
copula or linking element always necessary?

thanks

[Andy]

I've never found the concept of the predicate useful. The best way to define it is everything that isn't the subject.

If you want to understand sentence structure, subject, verb phrase, object/compliment, prepositional phrase, relative clause, compound and complex sentence structure covers everything.