Predicate

The part of a sentence that makes an assertion about the subject. It is that part of the sentence that completes and gives it its sense.

E.g., in the sentence, "Abram married Sarai" all the words after 'Abram' constitutes the predicate. A predicate can consist of only a single verb, e.g., 'I stayed'. In fact, it is possible to react a predicate with just one word. E.g., while passing through the country-side, a little boy may say, "Sheep!" Formally speaking, his sentence is incomplete, but anyone travelling with him will immediately understand that he was saying, "Those are sheep." The surrounding provides the context for what he said.