Do you know the simple predicate in the following sentence?

Question

The men finished the game in a short time.

Answer 1

finished.

Answer 2

the men finishing the game in a short time

Answer 3

"finished the game" is the predicate. The predicate is the part of the sentence which includes the action (verb) and gets the action (direct object). "in a short time" is a modifier of the predicate, but it is not needed in order to understand the essence of the sentence. "The man" is the subject of the sentence.

Answer 4

finished the game in a short time.

predicate is the part of the sentence that follows but is seperate from the subject"the men"

Answer 5

the simple predicate is finished. finished is the verb and itcomes directly after the simple subject "men". the preposition is in a short time.

Answer 6

'finished the game in a short time'-predicate

'the men'-subject

Answer 7

finished