Predicate example sentences

"Predicate" Example Sentences

1. The subject of the sentence was the cat and the verb was chasing.
2. The predicate of the sentence consists of the verb and any objects or adjectives that modify the verb.
3. In the sentence "The cat chased the mouse," "chased the mouse" is the predicate.
4. In logic and mathematics, a predicate is a property or relation asserted of entities in a domain of discourse.
5. Predicates typically depend on arguments that are assigned to variables and represent individuals that have the property expressed by the predicate.
6. The predicate calculus involves propositions built from predicates, constants, and variables.
7. In propositional logic, predicates are represented by letters like P, Q, and R.
8. Example predicates: "is tall," "weighs more than 100 pounds," "is a prime number."
9. The predicate "is tall" can be written Tall(x) , indicating that x has the property of being tall.
10. The predicate "weighs more than 100 pounds" can be written Weight(x) > 100.
11. In the statement "All humans are mortal," "mortal" is the predicate and "humans" is the subject.
12. The predicate expresses something about the subject of the sentence.
13. In "Some cats chase mice," "chase mice" is the predicate.
14. In logic, a categorical proposition has a subject and a predicate.
15. Complex predicates can be built up out of simpler predicates using logical connectives.
16. The argument is valid only if the truth of the predicate depends on the truth of the subject.
17. In predicate logic, variables are used as placeholders for individuals to which a predicate applies.
18. The domain of discourse determines which objects variables can stand for when evaluating the truth of predicates.
19. Predicates must have at least one argument to be predicated of.
20. Quantifiers like "all" and "some" can bind variables in predicates.
21. Constants denote particular entities, while variables in predicates range over the domain of discourse.
22. When we say "The cat ate," we have not yet predicated anything of the subject.
23. Grammatical predicates correspond to logical predicates in many cases.
24. Predication is the act of attributing a predicate to a subject.
25. Predicates characterize the nature and attributes of the subject to which they are predicated.
26. Predicative adjectives identify or describe the noun directly preceding the adjective.
27. Attribute predicates ascribe qualities or attributes to subjects.
28. Relational predicates express relations between subjects.
29. Quantificational predicates involve quantification over domains.
30. Primitive predicates cannot be defined in terms of other predicates.
31. Derived predicates are defined in terms of other predicates.
32. Intentional predicates imply consciousness or awareness, as in "believes" or "hopes."
33. The cat is a good example of a subject, while fast-moving, furry, and orange are predicates.
34. The student passed the test predicates something about the subject.
35. "Large" is a one-place predicate that takes a single argument.
36. "Greater than" is a two-place predicate that takes two arguments and relates them.
37. Existential quantification involves the existential predicate, indicating the existence of something with some property.
38. The predicate "was born in" relates two arguments: a person and a place.
39. The adjective "sleepy" is a predicative adjective describing the subject "kids."
40. "Slept on the couch" is the predicate complement describing the subject's action.
41. The predicate complement completes the meaning of a predicate.
42. In Aristotelian logic, the predicate indicates the class to which the subject belongs.
43. In Stoic logic, a proposition consists of an utterance and a predicate.
44. Predication establishes a relationship between subject and predicate terms.
45. Example: "Bob is happy" predicates the property of happiness of the subject Bob.
46. Analytical predicates predicate what is already contained in the subject's concept.
47. Synthetic predicates predicate something not contained in the subject itself.
48. The wider the extension of a predicate, the narrower its intension.
49. Some nouns can function as predicates in verbless sentences.
50. An inflective language like Latin expresses predicates through inflected verb forms.
51. The logical predicate determines the truth value of a sentence.
52. Logicians evaluate propositions based on predicate-argument structures.
53. Type theory studies predicates as types and variables as type variables.
54. In philosophy of language, predicates are meaningful elements characters stand for.
55. Mathematics studies relations as predicates of n-tuples of elements.
56. Lambda calculus abstracts over predicates through lambda abstraction.
57. Categorial grammars analyze predicates into semantic categories.
58. Semantic networks represent predicates as nodes and relations between them as arcs.
59. Computational linguistics uses predicates and arguments to represent sentence meaning.
60. Propositional attitudes represent mental states using predicates and arguments.

Common Phases

1. The subject of the sentence performs the action described by the verb, and the verb predicate describes that action.
2. The predicate contains the verb and any objects or complements that provide more information about the subject.
3. The subject "Steve" and the predicate verb "runs" form a simple subject-verb predicate.
4. "Steve runs quickly" contains the complete predicate "runs quickly."
5. A compound predicate contains two or more verbs connected without a conjunction.
6. His desire to win predicates his every action.
7. Their distrust of each other predicates the failure of their partnership.
8. Her lack of confidence predicates her hesitancy to speak to him.
9. His need for power predicates his thirst for political office.
10. Her kindness predicates her willingness to help those in need.
11. The predicate nominative names the subject.
12. "The thief is John" contains the predicate nominative "John."
13. The predicate adjective describes the subject.
14. "The sky is blue" contains the predicate adjective "blue."
15. The verb "to be" often links the subject and predicate nominative or predicate adjective.
16. The judge found the defendant guilty as charged.
17. His temperament predicates his reactions.
18. Their ignorance predicates their false conclusions.
19. Her generosity predicates her selflessness.
20. She acted brave though she felt afraid.
21. The complex predicate contains predicate adjectives, predicates nominatives, and multiple verbs.
22. His calm demeanor predicates a lack of concern.
23. Their fear of failure predicates their reluctance to try.
24. His desire to help predicates his choice of career.
25. Her knowledge of history predicates her arguments.
26. The facts do not predicate your conclusion.
27. You predicate your argument on incorrect assumptions.
28. Their skills predicate their success as entrepreneurs.
29. His behavior predicates a lack of respect.
30. The simple predicate contains only a verb or verb phrase.
31. The boy jumped for joy.
32. The dog barked loudly.
33. The complex predicate contains multiple components.
34. The thief became terrified and ran away.
35. The musician proved himself both talented and dedicated.
36. The child grew up quickly and wisely.
37. His anger predicates a desire for revenge.
38. Her wishes predicate her unrealistic expectations.
39. Their opinions predicate their flawed arguments.
40. Her experiences predicate her advice.
41. Their complaints predicate their dissatisfaction.
42. His assumptions predicate his false conclusions.
43. Her interests predicate her choice of career.
44. Our observations predicate our hypothesis.
45. Your claims predicate your demand for compensation.
46. Their poverty predicates their struggle for survival.
47. His jealousy predicates his cruel actions.
48. Her curiosity predicates her many questions.
49. Their beliefs predicate their political positions.
50. His anxiety predicates his insomnia.
51. Her fears predicate her state of unease.
52. His arrogance predicates his rude behavior.
53. Her experiences predicate her wisdom.
54. Your predictions predicate your plans.
55. Their studies predicate their theories.
56. His ignorance predicates his foolish decisions.
57. Her knowledge predicates her certainty.
58. Their observations predicate their conclusions.
59. His ambitions predicate his choices.
60. Her foresight predicates her preparations.