1. What is a Predicate? A predicate is the part of speech that tells something about the subject. Example: Judy and her dog run on the beach every morning. The Predicate is in bold.

2. There are 2 Parts a of Predicates »The first type of predicate is a Simple Predicate. »The second type of predicate is Complete Predicate.

3. Example of a Simple Predicate »James was reading his book in the library. »What is the Simple Predicate? »The Simple Predicate is “reading”.

4. Example of a Complete Predicate »J»James was reading his book in the library. »W»What is the Complete Predicate? »T»The Complete Predicate is, “reading his book in the library”.

5. So, does everybody understand what a predicate is? »And what both parts of a predicates are? »Are there any questions? »Now we are going to pass out a crossword puzzle for you to work on.