Definition:
One of the two main parts of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb. In both grammar and logic, the predicate serves to make an assertion or denial about the subject of the sentence.
Etymology:
From the Latin, "to proclaim" or "make known"Examples and Observations:
- "The subject of the sentence, as its name suggests, is generally what the sentence is about--its topic. The predicate is what is said about the subject. The two parts can be thought of as the topic and the comment."
(Martha Kolln and Robert Funk, Understanding English Grammar, 5th edition, 1998) - "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
(Mark Twain) - "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
(Eleanor Roosevelt) - "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
(Mahatma Gandhi)
Pronunciation: PRED-i-kat
