| predicate |
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The part of a sentence or clause that says something about the subject. Note: Predicates must contain a verb. |
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Example - In the following, the predicate is bolded: (1) She sings. (2) Jack listened to the CD. |
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Etymology - The word derives from the Latin prædicatum, that which is said of the subject (from præ, before + dicare, proclaim). |
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Oxford English Dictionary - Its first citation in its grammatical sense is from 1638: "Thus much of the Subject, ‘The Righteous’: Now I come to the Predicate, ‘shall be in everlasting remembrance’." (Mede Wks. (1672) 81) |
