A predicate is a major element of a sentence. Simply defined, it is the verb part of the sentence. It is the part of a sentence that contains the verb and elements of the sentence attached to the verb. The term “predicate” stands in contrast to the term “subject.” The following sentences are broken up into their subjects and predicates.
| SUBJECT | PREDICATE |
| He | left. |
| He | left two hours ago. |
| I | bought some coffee. |
| The people next door | invited us to their party. |
| Swimming | is not my favorite type of exercise. |
| The woman who found my ring | had tried to call me earlier. |