##  [Review exercise: The predicate](/hypergrammar-2/review-the-predicate)

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Try to identify the [predicate](subject-and-predicate#predicate) in the following [sentences](subject-and-predicate).

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1\. His terror of spiders kept him out of the dark basement.

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## Answer

**Question:** His terror of spiders kept him out of the dark basement. **Answer:** *Kept him out of the dark basement* is the predicate because it contains the [verb](what-is-a-verb#whatisverb) *kept* and tells us something about the [subject](subject-and-predicate#subject) *his terror of spiders*.

2\. There will be three concerts in the arts centre tonight.

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## Answer

**Question:** There will be three concerts in the arts centre tonight. **Answer:** *There will be*—*in the arts centre tonight* is the predicate because it contains the verb *will be* and tells us something about the subject *three concerts*.

3\. Would you willingly exchange half your chocolate bar for a bag of chips?

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## Answer

**Question:** Would you willingly exchange half your chocolate bar for a bag of chips? **Answer:** *Would*—*willingly exchange half your chocolate bar for a bag of chips* is the predicate because it contains the verb *would exchange* and tells us something about the subject *you*.

4\. Despite the storm’s destructiveness, the ship, with its novice crew, might have survived in more experienced hands.

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## Answer

**Question:** Despite the storm’s destructiveness, the ship, with its novice crew, might have survived in more experienced hands. **Answer:** *Despite the storm’s destructiveness*—*might have survived in more experienced hands* is the predicate because it contains the verb *might have survived* and it tells us something about the subject *the ship, with its novice crew*.

5\. After the movie, Emma and her brother bought a birthday present for their mother.

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## Answer

**Question:** After the movie, Emma and her brother bought a birthday present for their mother. **Answer:** *After the movie*—*bought a birthday present for their mother* is the predicate because it contains the verb *bought* and tells us something about the subject *Emma and her brother*.

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