Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence.

Our basketball team will play against Wilson High School on Friday night.

against

will play

play

will

1 answer

The simple predicate in the sentence "Our basketball team will play against Wilson High School on Friday night." is "will play." The simple predicate includes the main verb and any helping verbs. In this case, "will" is a helping verb, and "play" is the main verb, making "will play" the correct answer.