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A predicate tells something about the subject. There are four main types of predicates: Simple Predicates, Complete Predicates, Compound Predicates, and Compound Subjects with matching Compound Predicates

Types of Predicates- Examples

Simple A simple predicate is predicate without the describing and modifying words.

The zebras ran across the plain.
Hunting has significantly reduced the population.
Mount Everest is a popular attraction to millions of people.
Complete A complete predicate is a simple predicate with the describing and modifying words.

The zebras ran across the plain.
Hunting has significaly reduced the population.
Mount Everest is a popular attraction to millions of people.
Compound A compound predicate forms from two or more simple predicates.

In 1989, people ate and sold duck meat.
The nations came together to regulate and monitor the mining industry.
Many guests exited and arrived from the palace.
Compound Subject with a matching Compound Predicate A sentence may contain a compound subject with a matching compound predicate.

Lewis and Clark explored and discovered many things.
The president and the personnel brought new and needed changes.
Tigers and hyenas can scare and confuse people.

 
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