Sentence with a verbal predicate
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- Also known as: 动词谓语句 (dòngcí wèiyǔ jù).
A sentence with a verb as the main element of its predicate is called a sentence with a verbal predicate. If the verb takes an object, the object is usually placed after the verb. If you want to form a negative kind of this sentence it is formed by placing the adverb 不 before the verb. This kind of sentence can use adverbs to express time, degree, place, etc. and they are always placed before the verb.