What is in front of the predicate?

Predicate is a statement or explanation of the subject's action state or characteristics, pointing out "what to do" and "what is this"

The position of predicate verbs is generally after the subject, and commonly used verbs and adjectives act as predicate verbs. In English, verbs are mainly divided into two categories according to their functions, one is predicate verbs and the other is non-predicate verbs.

Chinese name

predicate

Foreign name

predicate

function

A statement or explanation of the subject's behavior or state

compose

Generally, it is reflected by various tenses of verbs.

location

Usually after the subject.

quick

navigate by water/air

English

Chinese

brief introduction

The function of predicate concept in Chinese grammar is to show what the subject is, what nature it is and what state it is in. It is used to state the theme. Commonly used verbs, verb phrases, adjectives, adjective phrases, nouns and noun phrases, subject-predicate phrases act as predicates. In English, verbs are mainly divided into two categories according to their functions, one is predicate verbs and the other is non-predicate verbs.

For example:

1. They are rehearsing the program. (preview, verb as predicate)

Fish are swimming in the river. (swimming, verb as predicate)

The trees on the mountain have turned green again. (green, adjective as predicate) here means turning green.

The dawn here is quiet. (Silence, adjective phrase as predicate)

It's very hot outside, don't get heatstroke. (Hot, adjective as predicate)

In traditional Chinese grammar, predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence. The other is the subject, which is modified by the predicate. Predicates provide information about the subject, such as what the subject did or did.

There is a saying that a sentence can have subject, predicate, object, attribute, adverbial, complement, bond and so on. There is also a saying that all parts are predicates except the subject and its modifier. According to the previous statement, "there are two people in our family." The subject is "our family", the object is "two people", and the predicate "you" 2 is omitted. According to the latter statement, "there are two people in our family." The subject is "our family", and the predicate includes the omitted predicate "you" and the object "two people".

According to the former statement, a sentence can be divided into narrative sentences, existential sentences, declarative sentences, and judgmental sentences.

Narrative sentence: subject+predicate, or subject+predicate+object?

For example, "I am editing Baidu Encyclopedia" or "I am editing".

Is there a sentence: subject+predicate+object?

For example, "I have an account in Baidu Encyclopedia".

Attitude sentence (also called descriptive sentence): subject+predicate

For example, "the content of Baidu Encyclopedia is very comprehensive".

Judgment sentence: subject+judgment

For example, "Baidu Encyclopedia is an application software on the Internet".

Direction of action

In Chinese, because the subject-predicate relationship is subject-predicate relationship, this loose relationship often leads to the unclear direction of predicate action. Seemingly the same sentence, the direction of action can be different; In seemingly opposite sentences, the actions can be the same. For example:

He changed my mind.

His face changed.

In the first sentence, the direction of action is from the independent language to the object. However, in the second sentence, did he change his face on his own initiative or for other reasons (perhaps because of anger or panic)? In the first case, the action is spontaneous, but in the second case, it is not.

Therefore, when judging the direction of the predicate, we should also judge it according to the direction and context of the subject, for example:

I borrowed a book from you.

I borrowed a book from you.

You lent me a book.

These three sentences state the same event.

And "I lend you a book." It can be understood as "I borrow" or "I borrow", so similar sentences have to rely on contextual clues to judge the direction of action.

kind

Verb predicate

Verbs or verb-centered phrases are the most common predicates.

He invited me to Disney.

Mice love rice.

Adjective predicate

In Chinese, adjectives and verbs are very similar in grammar, and many grammarians classify them as pred.cative. Adjectives or their phrases in Chinese can act as predicates directly without adding a copula (equivalent to be in English).

(Han) She is really beautiful.

(British) She is very beautiful.

Noun predicate

Nouns or noun phrases can also act as predicates.

Today is Thursday.

Subject predicate predicate

A complete subject-predicate structure can also act as a predicate. In this kind of sentence, the relationship between subject and predicate has several situations:

The subject indicates the time and place when the subject-predicate predicate appears.

I will come back tomorrow.

The subject in the subject-predicate sentence indicates the patient.

I have read this book.

The subject is described by the subject-predicate predicate

This man has a good heart. Describe the nature of the subject with subject-predicate predicate)

I held the child in one hand and my mother in the other. State the actions and events of the subject with the subject-predicate predicate predicate sentence. )

English

simple schizophrenia

predicate

[Forecast, short for forecast. ]

Predicates are composed of simple verbs or verb phrases (auxiliary verbs or modal verbs+active words), which can be divided into simple predicates and compound predicates according to their complexity in sentences. No matter what tense, voice and mood, the predicate of a verb is a simple predicate.

Predicate formation

Predicate verbs are generally expressed in various tenses of verbs. For example:

I like walking. I like walking. (General present tense active voice)

I made your birthday cake last night. I made your birthday cake last night. (Simple past active voice)

It is used by travelers and businessmen all over the world. Travelers and businessmen all over the world use it.

Compound type

Can be divided into two situations:

The first is a compound predicate, which consists of modal verbs or auxiliary verbs+infinitives without to:

What does this word mean? What does this word mean?

I won't do it again. I won't do it again.

I'll move the bag. I will move this bag.

You'd better take a bus. You'd better take a bus.

The second is a compound predicate composed of connecting verbs and predicates. For example:

You look the same. You look alike.

We all go home. Let's go home. Let's go home.

My pen is in my bag. My pen is in my bag.

I feel very tired all day. I feel very tired all day.

He looked tired last night. He looked tired last night.

Connective verbs and predicates are closely related in meaning and should not be separated.

grammar

Predicate is an important part of a sentence. Predicate consists of simple verbs or verb phrases (auxiliary verbs or modal verbs+active words). Predicates can be divided into simple predicates and compound predicates. Here are some examples (the predicates in the examples are typed in capital letters):

I. simple predicates

Predicates composed of verbs or phrasal verbs are simple predicates. No matter what tense, voice and mood these verbs are, they are simple predicates.

For example:

We plant trees every spring. We plant many trees every spring.

The plane takes off at 7 o'clock. The plane takes off at 7 o'clock.

2. Compound predicates

The compound predicate consists of two parts, which have different situations. Now, the example is as follows:

1. The students will visit the museum tomorrow.

Many compound object sentences consisting of a single verb and an infinitive also contain a compound predicate. Jack was seen swimming across the river.

The weather is getting colder. The weather is getting colder.

4. It consists of modal verbs and connective verbs. Predicates describe the action, state or characteristics of the subject.

We should be healthy. We should become healthy.

The difference between predicate verbs and non-predicate verbs

The difference between predicate verbs and non-predicate verbs

1) Predicate verbs can be used as predicates alone in sentences, while non-predicate verbs cannot be used as predicates alone.

Miss Mary teaches us English. Mary teaches us English. (Teaching verbs as predicates)

Last week, Mr. Victor Carr came to our classroom to talk with us. Mr. Victor came to our classroom to talk with us last week. (Talk about ... infinitive as adverbial)

2) Predicate verbs are limited by the person and number of the subject, while non-predicate verbs are not.

Larch likes pop music. Lark likes pop music. (verb in singular third person form)

Larch has nothing to do today. Lark has nothing to do today. (do in prototype)

3) Characteristics of non-predicate verbs: If the non-predicate verb is a transitive verb, it must be followed by an object.

Learning English is my favorite. Learning English is my hobby. (Learning followed by object)

Non-predicate verbs can have their own adverbials or logical subjects.

It's terrible to work under such conditions. It is terrible to work in such an environment. In this case, it is an adverbial of work.

It is too difficult for him to master English in such a short time. It is too difficult for him to master English in such a short time. (It is the logical subject of infinitive for him)

3 Non-predicate verbs still have changes in voice and tense.

I am sorry to have kept you waiting. Sorry to have kept you waiting. Keep ... is the perfect form of infinitive.

Seen from the mountain, the city looks much more beautiful. Seen from the mountain, the city is much more beautiful. (Seen from ... is the passive form of participle)

Non-predicate verbs can be used as nouns or adjectives in sentences.

Our arrival made him very happy. Our arrival made him very happy. (coming acts as a noun)

There are two big swimming pools here. There are two big swimming pools here. (Swimming acts as an adjective)