predicate

what is a simple predicate?

I Google'd your question verbatim and came up with this link :

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wwor...predicates.htm

I hope it helps. It's about halfway down the page.

-Nah-

[Casiopea]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

what is a simple predicate?

Well, first of all, a predicate is everything but the subject. For example, the underlined portion functions as a predicate:

Mr Smith swam after dinner.
She likes cake with her coffee.
Cats and dogs sleep all day.
I could sleep all day, too.

A simple predicate is just the verb or the verb phrase like, 'could sleep'. For example, the underlined portion functions as a simple predicate:

Mr Smith swam after dinner.
She likes cake with her coffee.
Cats and dogs sleep all day.
I could sleep all day, too.