Question

Pick out the Predicate in the following sentences and break the Predicate into its different parts :

1. You love flying kites. 

2. She loved reading the newspaper. 

3. He likes to play chess. 

4. He decided to scold his servant. 

5. Shahjahan was a king. 

6. The boys made me the captain.

Answer 1

1. Predicate 

love lying kites 

Verb love 

Object (Gerund)—flying kites 

2. Predicate 

loved reading the newspaper 

Verb-loved 

Object (Gerund)-reading the newspaper 

3. Predicate 

likes to play chess 

Verb—likes 

Object (Infinitive)–to play chess 

4. Predicate 

decided to scold his servant 

Verb-decided 

Object (Infinitive)—to scold his servant 

5. Predicate 

was a king 

Verb—-was complement (Noun)-a king 

6. Predicate 

made me the captain 

Verb—-made 

Indirect Object–me 

Direct Object—the captain