Identifying the Simple Predicate Part 3

The predicate in a sentence tells what the subject is doing.

 

The simple predicate also tells what the subject is doing, but it is just the verb with no additional words. ​

 

Jan cried.

 

Jan cried loudly.

 

Jan cried loudly when she broke her leg.

 

In all these sentences, the simple predicate is just the verb “cried.” It tells what the subject did.