35. The predicate

– a process modifier of the subject person The predicate is the principle structural element and it can indicate the com­municative type of the sentence(declarative affirmative declarative negative interrogative imperative optative):Thus we can state the fact that the predicate is the principle structural element and is important from the point of view of the information conveyed.

Types of predicate:

2From the point of view of their structure the predicates may be:

1)                    simple (one verb-form):The boy laughed too.

2)                    compound (2 or more components: verb+complement) Jimmy could hear nothing

3.                    Simple predicates may be: 1) verbal:She saw to it.  2.) phraseological: I'd seen red.

Compound predicates may be:

1)                    nominal: She.is a student.

2)                    modal: I could get jobs

3)                    aspect (their lexical meaning is of great importance The boy was cheerful