Subject and predicate

[Alvin55555]

Hi there,

It's Alvin55555 again, could you tell me what the difference is between SUBJECT and PREDICATE.

And what are slot-fillers?

Thanks Alivin55555

[Mxreader]

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[OxfordBlues]

Subject and Predicate refer to a very outdated way of classifying the operation of utterances. The subject is the actor of an utterance or the person, place, or thing that the utterance focuses on. The predicate is the verb and everything else with it.

John eats. (john is the subject, eats is the predicate)
John eats fish. (john is the subject, 'eats fish' is the predicate)
John eats fish on Fridays. (john is the subject, 'eats fish on Fridays' is the predicate)

You most commonly hear the word predicate when referring to two types of constructions in English:

Predicate Adjective - consist of a subject + verb + an adjective describing the subject:

John is happy. John looks tired. John seems angry. (all describe John)

and

Predicate Nominative -- consist of a subject + the verb be + another word for the subject:

John is a doctor. John is a man. That is a dog. She is a woman. Her husband is John.
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