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What Is Predication in Grammar? Understanding Sentence Structure

Learn what predication in grammar means and how it describes the verb and subject relationship in a sentence.

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Predication in grammar refers to the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb that expresses something about the subject. For example, in 'The cat sleeps,' 'sleeps' is the predication describing what the subject 'the cat' is doing.

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  1. What does predication mean in a sentence?

    Predication refers to the part of a sentence containing the verb and expressing something about the subject.

  2. How do you identify predication in grammar?

    In grammar, predication can be identified as the verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject is doing or its state.

  3. What is an example of predication?

    In the sentence 'The cat sleeps,' 'sleeps' is the predication describing the action of the subject.

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