Which word or phrase in the following sentence is the predicate?
The biggest trees were cut and sent to the furniture factory.

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A predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject. It includes the verb and all the words that modify the verb.
A sentence can be divided into two parts: the complete subject and the complete predicate. Every word in the sentence belongs either in the complete subject or complete predicate.
The complete subject is made up of all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about. In this sentence, "The biggest trees" is the complete subject because they are what the sentence is about - they are the ones performing the action in the sentence.
Note: "trees" would be the simple subject.
The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell us what happened in the sentence. To find the predicate, first, find the verb or verb phrase. Then include all of the words after the verb that tells us what happened in the sentence. In this sentence, we have a compound predicate (two verbs): "cut" and "sent" and is followed by the prepositional phrase "to the furniture factory" So, the complete predicate is "were cut and sent to the furniture factory."

Which Word or Phrase in the Following Sentence Is the Predicate