Predicate

A predicate is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject does or what happens to the subject. It includes the verb and often more information to complete the thought.

For example:

• In "The cat sleeps," "sleeps" is the predicate because it tells us what the cat is doing.
• In "She is reading a book," "is reading a book" is the predicate because it describes what she is doing.