simple predicate

(noun)

The verb or verb phrase of a sentence.

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Examples of simple predicate in the following topics:

  • Components of a Sentence

    • For the purposes of understanding, we will start with basic ideas and simple examples.
    • The predicate explains the action of the sentence.
    • The simple predicate refers to just the verb or verb phrase, linked to the subject, which tells what action is being performed by that subject.
    • In the examples above, "crossed," "works," and "is" are all simple predicates.
    • But just remember: the simple predicate is the action (verb or verb phrase) of a sentence.

  • Using Varied Sentence Lengths and Styles

    • Here is an example of a simple sentence: "I love chocolate cake with rainbow sprinkles. " Simple sentences consist of a single independent clause with no subordinate clause.
    • A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with no subordinate clauses.
    • A major sentence is a regular sentence with a subject and a predicate.
    • In this varied version, the first sentence is complex, and the second one is simple.
    • The third is again complex while the fourth is simple.

  • Verbal Aspect: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive

  • Adjectives

    • They are most frequently used as a modifier placed right after a noun or as a predicate to a verb.

  • Verbal Aspect: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive

    • There are four main aspects: simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive.
    • Verbs in simple present describe a habitual action that still occurs in the present.
    • Use "had" paired with the main verb in simple past tense.
    • Use "has" or "have" paired with the main verb in simple past tense.
    • Use "will have" paired with the main verb in simple past tense.

  • Common Comma Mistakes

    • Do not use a comma to separate a subject from its predicate.

  • Verb Tense: Past, Present, and Future

    • The verbs is, paint, and hears are in the simple present tense.
    • The types of past tense are simple past, past progressive, past perfect, and the past perfect progressive.
    • The different future tenses are simple future, future progressive, future perfect, and future perfect progressive.
    • The simple future expresses an action that will take place in the future.

  • Introduction to Verbs: Tense, Aspect, and Mood

    • The three simple tenses are past, present, and future.
    • Verbal aspect consists of simple, progressive, perfect, or perfect progressive, where each refers to a different fabric of time.
    • The simple aspect is used to express a single action, a repeated action, or a permanent state.

  • Structure of a Sentence

    • A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with no subordinate clauses.
    • As a writer, you can use simple sentences in this way.
    • When you do use one, try to insert a simple sentence after it.
    • The simple sentences might work in an introduction to begin to draw the parallel. 
    • Do I sound condescending because I'm using too many simple sentences?

  • Appropriate Language

    • Overly complicated: The process of narrativization makes present, within a realm of the imaginary, a social and historical awareness that is unavailable within simple, material facticity.
    • The process of narrativization makes present, within a realm of the imaginary, a social and historical awareness that is unavailable within simple, material facticity